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Pitt Professor Helps NASA with Search for Life on Mars

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Technology using ultraviolet light to analyze and examine pieces of matter invented by University of Pittsburgh chemistry professor Sandy Asher is expected to be part of NASA's Mars 2020 Rover mission. The goal is to determine whether life exists on the Red Planet. Sandy Asher joins us to talk about the UV technology he's developed.

Discover more info about the Mars 2020 Rover Mission.