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ISS Experiment Shows Microbes Extract Metals From Asteroid Rock in Microgravity

The peer-reviewed BioAsteroid study points to microbes as reliable tools for extracting metals in microgravity.

Kepler Archive Reveals Earth-Size Exoplanet Candidate Near Habitable Zone

MeerKAT Technosignature Search Finds No Signals From Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Chernobyl’s Black Fungus Draws Fresh Scrutiny as Studies Show Radiation Resilience, Not Proven Energy Use

Moss Spores Survive Nine Months Outside the ISS, Then Grow Back on Earth

Space Dust Shown to Catalyze Prebiotic Chemistry in Ultra-Cold Lab Tests

Over 80% of Moss Spores Survived 9 Months Outside the ISS and Germinated Back on Earth

ISS Experiment Finds Moss Spores Stay Viable After Nine Months in Space

ESA Lays Out Plan to Test Insects as Astronaut Food in Orbit

ESA Launches HOBI-WAN Study to Produce Protein in Microgravity

Sounding-Rocket Test Shows Human-Associated Bacteria Spores Survive Launch, Microgravity, and Re-Entry

Cassini Reanalysis Finds Complex Organics From Enceladus' Subsurface Ocean

First Synthesis of Methanetetrol Reveals Photodissociation Hurdles for Interstellar Detection

Lab Simulations Show Trapped Vapor Cracks Ice to Propel Cryovolcanism on Europa and Enceladus

Hubble Captures Coma of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as Experts Uphold Natural Origin

Super-Dwarf Rice Breakthrough Brings Fresh Food to Moon and Mars Missions

Largest Martian Meteorite Goes on View in New York Ahead of $4 Million Auction

New Bacteria Species Discovered on China's Tiangong Space Station

First Space-Fermented Miso Reveals Unique Flavor Profile and Scientific Breakthroughs

Earth Microbes Found on Asteroid Ryugu Sample After Return to Earth