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Fungus From NASA Cleanrooms Survives Simulated Mars Trip, Study Finds

The findings point to a blind spot in planetary protection that will push updates to sterilization checks.

First-Ever Shark Video From Antarctic Waters Captured at 490 Meters

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

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

Study Finds Hydrogen Cyanide Forms Co‑Crystals With Methane Under Titan Conditions

Titan Study Shows Hydrogen Cyanide Mixing With Methane and Ethane in Stable Co-Crystals

NASA Study Points to Vesicle-Like Chemistry on Titan’s Lakes

Deepest Chemosynthetic Ecosystems Discovered More Than 31,000 Feet Below Pacific Surface

NASA Model Shows How Protocell Precursors Could Self-Assemble in Titan’s Hydrocarbon Lakes

UK Proposes VERVE CubeSat to Sample Signs of Life in Venus’s Clouds

Scientists Develop Simple Test to Detect Microbial Life on Mars

Deep-Sea Anglerfish Exhibit Unprecedented Evolutionary Diversity

New Tardigrade Species Reveals Mechanisms of Radiation Resistance

Study Reveals Microwaves Harbor Diverse and Resilient Bacteria