A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...

As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity ...

Microorganisms aboard the International Space Station have extracted dozens of metals from actual asteroid fragments, a result that strengthens the case for biology-driven mining on the Moon, Mars, ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

A San Diego high school senior is a finalist in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search competition for her research on how astronauts’ wounds might be able to heal. Leanne Fan, 18, a ...

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be ...

Dear Doctors: As a former NASA mission planner, I would signal a“ no-go” for human colonization of the moon and Mars. Dear Reader: You are referring to a column prompted by a reader's son, who became ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different paths ...

The EGGS-2 spaceflight evaluated SpaceLab Mk 2 from Frontier Space, examining temperature regulation, and sample protection, in orbit to advance pharmaceutical and biological studies beyond Earth.