Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...
A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...
For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket ...
A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.
An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.
The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.
The 748-foot-long sediment core contains a record of roughly the past 23 million years, including periods when the planet's surface temperature was hotter than it is today ...
This is the first observational evidence that re-entering space debris leaves a detectable, human-caused chemical fingerprint ...
For the first time in Brazil, researchers have identified a field of tektites. These are natural glasses formed by the high-energy impact of extraterrestrial bodies against Earth's surface. These ...
NASA’s Perseverance Rover is celebrating five years on Mars this week. A quirky gallery shows some of the space oddities it ...
Texas State University’s Freeman Center Ranch is set to become home to a new solid rocket motor testing facility, raising ...