New Research on Muscle Loss Suggests Humans Will Really Suffer on Mars
Keeping astronauts strong and healthy in microgravity is no easy feat. Those serving six-month missions aboard the International…
Dual-arm robot design keeps satellites stable during repair in space
Engineers have developed a simple strategy to help robots remain stable while repairing satellites in orbit by using…
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,190 6 March 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)
The abstract in PubMed or at the publisher’s site is linked when available and will open in a…
Fungi on International Space Station Show Surprising Metal Extraction Skills
As human space exploration pushes farther from Earth, the need for sustainable ways to obtain local resources is…
Space station experiment shows microbes extract metals from meteorites
Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by extracting mineral resources from…
Urgent to understand how human fertility functions beyond Earth, scientists say
As humans spend increasing amounts of time in space, whether for work or tourism, scientists are calling for…
Infected Bacteria Aboard the ISS Behaved Very Differently Than on Earth
Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact…
Tackling taste, texture & safety challenges in space food
As space missions grow longer and more complex, food innovation has become a vital part of astronaut well-being…
Bacteria survive rocket launch and re-entry, boosting Mars hopes
A “world’s first study” has demonstrated that bacterial spores can withstand the extreme forces associated with a space…