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

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

As space agencies prepare for human missions to the Moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity affects living cells. Now, a team of researchers has built a rugged, ...

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

ISS BioAsteroid study shows bacteria and fungi can extract metals from meteorite material in microgravity, offering insights for future space resource use ...

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.

Now that NASA has found evidence of water on Mars, astronauts will test the growth of a small plant in Martian soil, thanks to students at Bellevue’s Open Window School. The experiment will be one of ...

Chinese researchers have published new peer-reviewed findings and orbital experiment data that advance the science behind ...

ISRO has invited scientists from India to propose microgravity experiments. Without science returns, there is no justification for the tremendous investment in the space programme.