My Publications
Biography
Dr. Musilova co-wrote the book about her life - A Woman from Mars (Žena z Marsu):
Author for Space.com
Dr. Musilova wrote a series of articles Space.com, which documented her experiences as a Commander of simulated missions to the Moon and Mars
Sci-fi and fantasy writer:
Dr. Musilova wrote a fictional short story, as part of the collection of stories by famous people from Bratislava, Slovakia: Bratislava Legends come to life
Documentaries:
As part of the Seven Summits Project, Michaela is filming a documentary during each expedition to the tallest mountain on each continent.
Her first documentary, Hakuna Matata Kilimanjaro, is available at the following links:
Hakuna Matata Kilimanjaro: English Subtitles
Hakuna Matata Kilimanjaro: Slovak Subtitles
Select science-communication articles:
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Cover story of the Space Journal ROOM
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Cover story of NERC Planet Earth magazine (UK):
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Musilova et al., 2015 Frontiers in Microbiology paper featured on
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Series of articles for:
ROOM (International), Science Uncovered (UK), Denník N (SK), Quark (SK), Kozmos (SK), Nový Čas (SK), www.aktuality.sk, www.science.sk, www.vedatechnika.sk, www.vedanadosah.cvtisr.sk, www.vedeckykaleidoskop.cvtisr.sk, www.sosa.sk, www.eductech.sk, www.kozmonautika.sk -
These astronauts are preparing for life on Mars by living in Hawaiian lava tubes: PopSci.com
Select Research Publications:
Fishman, C.B., Bevilacqua, J. G., Hahn, A. S., Morgan-Lang, C., Wagner, N., Gadson, O., McAdam, A. C., Bleacher, J., Achilles, C., Knudson, C., Millan, M. M., Bower, D. M., Musilova, M. & Johnson, S. S. (2023) Extreme Niche Partitioning and Microbial Dark Matter in a Mauna Loa Lava Tube. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128:6, e2022JE007283, doi: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JE007283
Musilova, M., Tranter, M., Wadham, J.L., Telling, J., Tedstone, A.J. and Anesio, A.M. (2017) Microbially-driven export of labile organic carbon from the Greenland Ice Sheet. Nature Geoscience 10, 360–365, doi:10.1038/ngeo2920
Musilova, M., Tranter, M., Bamber, J.L., Takeuchi, N. and Anesio, A.M., (2016) Experimental evidence that microbial activity lowers the albedo of glaciers. Geochemical Perspective Letters 2, 106-116. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.1611
Musilova, M., Tranter, M., Bennett, S.A., Wadham, J.L. and Anesio, A.M. (2015) Stable microbial community composition on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Frontiers in Microbiology 6:193. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00193
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00193/full
Musilova, M., Wright, G., Ward, J.M. and Dartnell, L.R., (2015) Isolation of radiation resistant bacteria from Mars-analogue Antarctic Dry Valleys by pre-selection, and the correlation between radiation and desiccation resistance. Astrobiology 15:12. doi:10.1089/ast.2014.1278
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/ast.2014.1278
Musilová, M. (2024) Life Sciences. Space Research in Slovakia 2022 – 2023. COSPAR Slovak National Committee. ISBN: 978-80-89998-38-8
https://nccospar.saske.sk/REPORT20222023/SPACERESEARCHINSLOVAKIA20222023.pdf
Musilová, M. (2022) Life Sciences. Space Research in Slovakia 2020 -2021. COSPAR Slovak National Committee. ISBN: 978-80-89998-24-1
https://nccospar.saske.sk/REPORT20202021/SPACERESEARCHINSLOVAKIA20202021.pdf
Musilová, M. (2020) Life Sciences. Space Research in Slovakia 2018-2019. COSPAR Slovak National Committee. ISBN: 978-80-89998-09-8
https://nccospar.saske.sk/REPORT20182019/SPACERESEARCHINSLOVAKIA20182019.pdf
Musilová, M. (2018) Life Sciences. Space Research in Slovakia 2016-2017. COSPAR Slovak National Committee. ISBN: 978-80-89656-23-3
https://nccospar.saske.sk/REPORT20162017/SPACERESEARCHINSLOVAKIA20162017.pdf