Scientists have long known that humans don’t travel to space alone. Every astronaut carries trillions of microbes, including ...

A world-first study has proven microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch. The study ...

A resilient gut microbe, Bacillus subtilis, has survived the extreme conditions of space launch and reentry - great news for ...

Microbes essential for human health have proven resilient against the extreme forces of space travel, offering hope for ...

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

In a boon to human space travel, new research has shown that bacteria essential to our health can survive rocket launches and ...

Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the red ...

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Good news for astronauts, as new research finds that microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme conditions ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas State University researchers are making their mark in space. A NASA-funded project led by faculty and students has been featured on the International Space Station’s (ISS) ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. (KGO) -- Technology invented in the Bay Area could help keep American astronauts safe from hidden threats on far away missions like a journey perhaps to Mars. Now, teams from ...

A Russian satellite crash landed in a field south west of Moscow earlier this month while carrying some unusual cargo: about 1,500 flies, 75 mice, seeds, a bunch of microbes, and various cell tissues.