UNLV professor assisting NASA with Mars mission

At some point you've probably pondered if we're alone in the universe.

A UNLV associate professor is trying to solve that, and other space mysteries.

QUESTION - - ARE WE ALONE INTHE UNIVERSE?

A U-N-L-VASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IS TRYINGTO SOLVE THAT AND SEVERAL OTHERSPACE MYSTERIES -- ANDSHE'S TEAMING UP WITH NASA ANDTHE PERSEVERANCE ROVER TO DOIT.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE RIGHT NOW - -WITH NEW DETAILS ON TOMORROW'SHIGHLY ANTICIPATED LAUNCH.SEAN?ROSS - NASA WILL LAUNCH THEPERSEVERANCE ROVER TO MARS - INA LITTLE LESS THAN 19 HOURS.NASA'S CHIEF SCIENTIST JAMESGREEN IS GIVING US AN UPDATERIGHT NOW ABOUT HOW IT ALLWORKS - - AND HE'S GOT HELPFROM A SCIENTIST RIGHT HERE INLAS VEGAS.ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LIBBYHUASRATCH WORKS IN THE U-N-L-VGEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENT - - ANDIS A PART OF NASA'S MARS 20-20TEAM.SHE AND SEVERAL OTHERSCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THECOUNTRY WILL BE WATCHING - ASTHE ROVER TAKES OFF FROM CAPECANAVERAL TOMORROW EN ROUTE TOMARS'S JEZERO CRATER.HAUSRATH SAYS THAT CRATER IS ADRY LAKE BED - - SO THEY WILLBE LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF PASTLIQUID WATER - LAKE SEDIMENTS -- AND EVEN - THE POTENTIAL FORSIGNS LIVING CREATURES ONCEEXISTED ON THE RED PLANET.SHE SAYS THERE'S NO TELLINGWHAT THEY'LL FIND - - ON THENEW FRONTIER."IT'S SUPER EXCITING.FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THATSOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO SEE ISSOMETHING WE DON'T EXPECTBEACUSE MARS HAS SUPRISED US ONEVERY MISSION IN TERMS OF WHATWE'VE SEEN."HAUSRATCH SAYS HER TEAM IS ALSOWORKING TO PLOT PATHS FOR THEROVER THAT COULD PROVIDE THEBEST SAMPLES FOR THEM - - ANDSAYS THE MISSION WILL BE AFIRST IN SEVERAL WAYS.PREVIOUS ROVERS DIDN'T SENDMARTIAN SAMPLES BACK TO EARTH.THIS ONE WILL - - LAY THEGROUNDWORK FOR NASA TO LAUNCH ACRAFT FROM THE SURFACE OFANOTHER PLANET - - FOR THEFIRST TIME.COMING UP AT THREE YOU'LL HEARFROM NASA'S CHIEF SCIENTISTHIMSELF - - AND HEAR HOW THISMISSION CAN IMPROVE LIFE RIGHTHERE ON EARTH.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.RESCHEDULED-VTHE PANDEMIC IS DEALING LASVEGAS ENTERTAINMENT ANOTHERBLOW.COUNTRY SUPERSTAR...GARTHBROOKS....HAS POSPONED HISCONCERT