A newly understood bacterium discovered in NASA’s clean rooms is raising the possibility that microbes from Earth have ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.

Before a spacecraft is sent to another world, it is thoroughly sterilized. Space agencies take planetary protection very ...

Previous experiments on board the International Space Station (ISS) have shown that certain types of bacteria can survive in ...

Mars has two permanent polar ice caps of water ice and some dry ice, and a few patches of ice both on and under the surface.

Microbes essential for human health have proven resilient against the extreme forces of space travel, offering hope for maintaining astronaut well-being on future long-duration missions. Microbes ...

Could scientists find life in the clouds of exoplanet atmospheres? This is what a manuscripton the arXiv preprint server ...

Microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch, reveals new research. The world-first rocket test proved bacteria can endure blast-off and re-entry unharmed. There ...

Two new studies show how difficult it is to keep microbes from traveling into Earth orbit and beyond. Chinese scientists report that they’ve found a novel bacteria on the Tiangong space station, but ...

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide uses a vacuum cleaner aboard the ISS. A new study suggests the space station's sterility may be harmful to astronauts' health. NASA Turns out, ...

Scientists have identified a new microbe that developed onboard China's Tiangong space station, according to a new study. The strain, officially named niallia tiangongensis, is a new variant of a ...

Beneath our feet, beyond the reach of sunlight, and buried in the most unforgiving corners of the planet, an unseen world thrives. Though these environments may seem desolate, and devoid of warmth, ...