New research conducted on a NASA-discovered bacterium shows the microbe is capable of entering an extreme dormant state, ...

One of the clean rooms where scientists discovered T. phoenicis for the first time was during preparations for NASA’s Phoenix ...

Two new studies show how difficult it is to keep microbes from traveling into Earth orbit and beyond. Chinese scientists report that they’ve found a novel bacteria on the Tiangong space station, but ...

Genome-scale metabolic models capture the complex chemical reactions that allow cells to function. Yuri Arcurs/iStock via Getty Images Plus After so many years learning how microbes work, researchers ...

NASA has never been behind when it comes to space exploration, but now the space agency is concentrating on something that no one would have anticipated – cleanliness. The International Space Station, ...

Spending long periods of time in space can wreak havoc on space traveler health, including negative effects on metabolism, bone and muscle health, gastrointestinal health, immunity and mental health.

After so many years of learning how microbes work, researchers are now digitally recreating their inner workings to tackle challenges ranging from climate change to space colonization. In my work as a ...

Being able to identify microbes in real time aboard the International Space Station, without having to send them back to Earth for identification first, would be revolutionary for the world of ...

Space flight has been shown to have a profound impact on human physiology as the body adapts to zero gravity environments. Now, a new study led by researchers from the Biodesign Institute at Arizona ...

Scientists have identified a new microbe that developed onboard China's Tiangong space station, according to a new study. The strain, officially named niallia tiangongensis, is a new variant of a ...