Week of Oct 31–Nov 6 in review: CHAPEA's 378 days, a lifeless virtual Earth, hydrogen chloride over Alba Mons, a Webb "digital twin" in Nature, and a microbe growing in mock Martian brines

Every week I go through the news on this topic and keep only what can be traced back to a primary or first-hand source. Here's what held up between October 31 and November 6. Original sources first, my notes in between. Quiet week on the UAP-records side: nothing new from war.gov or AARO cleared the bar, so this one is mostly Mars and exoplanets. 1. CHAPEA 2: four volunteers leave a simulated Mars habitat after 378 days NASA's second Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog ended on Oct...