Sometime in the 2040s, humans may well reach a new frontier—Mars. To get there, we'll need sustainable sources of food, medicines and materials.
Agriculture
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This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies.
Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2025
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When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried with them another chapter in space farming: the latest VEG-03 experiments, complete with seed pillows ready for planting.
Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2025
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Mars still holds the promise of being one of the first places in the solar system humanity will colonize. However, if there was evolutionarily distinct, extant life on the planet, it might sway the heart of even the most ...
Astrobiology
Aug 14, 2025
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Sinus and congestion problems are more than just earthly annoyances, according to new research from Houston Methodist. A newly published study reveals that a staggering 85% of astronauts aboard the International Space Station ...
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2025
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A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy needed to support life underground on planets and moons in our solar system.
Astrobiology
Jul 28, 2025
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People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some of the moons in our solar system—like Jupiter's Europa and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2025
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View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2025
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The future of sustained space habitation depends on our ability to grow fresh food away from Earth. The revolutionary new collaborative Moon-Rice project is using cutting-edge experimental biology to create an ideal future ...
Agriculture
Jul 9, 2025
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Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?
Planetary Sciences
Jul 5, 2025
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