A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...

As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

Chinese researchers have published new peer-reviewed findings and orbital experiment data that advance the science behind ...

According to Space.com and Cornell University, NASA astronauts conducted a microbe-based meteorite mining experiment aboard the International Space Station to study mineral extraction in microgravity.

ISS BioAsteroid study shows bacteria and fungi can extract metals from meteorite material in microgravity, offering insights for future space resource use ...

Now that NASA has found evidence of water on Mars, astronauts will test the growth of a small plant in Martian soil, thanks to students at Bellevue’s Open Window School. The experiment will be one of ...

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NASA is looking for new providers to supply low-gravity parabolic flights for spaceflight training and scientific research.

ISRO's IMEx-2026 invites Indian researchers to propose microgravity experiments for future space missions, with applications open until 28 February 2026.

Jennifer Smith, a sixth and seventh grade science teacher at Mahomet-Seymour Jr. High School, is one of 12 teachers ...