A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

Microbes that flourish in boiling hydrothermal vents, bone-dry desert sediments, and radiation-blasted Antarctic rock are forcing scientists to rethink where life can and cannot exist. These ...

How can Martian regolith (often mistakenly called “soil”) be used to benefit human exploration? This is what a recent study published in the In | Space ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the fictional ragtag team of unenthusiastic heroes, the microscopic animals are ...

Dining on the moon or Mars might seem like a fantasy reserved for science fiction, but researchers are investigating how it could become a reality. Their efforts to recycle plant and human waste into ...

A look at how local resource use, material innovation, and autonomous construction are enabling practical habitat development ...