"At some point it might not be beneficial anymore to stick around with your buddies. But if you don't, you die." ...

A new study by scientists at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and several institutes across India and Saudi Arabia has ...

Researchers have found 26 completely new bacterial species—right inside NASA’s ultra-clean spacecraft assembly rooms.

Scientists have discovered 26 new types of bacteria growing inside NASA's cleanrooms - the place where spacecraft are built.

This took place in a facility that was also handling terrestrial space rocks, which often contain bacteria that are adapted to living in rock specimens. “It only needs one bacterium or one ...

understanding which microbes can survive in space is crucial. It not only prevents Earth-based bacteria from contaminating other planets but also aids in the search for life beyond Earth.

"The successful operation of ELVIS in the demanding conditions of space not only paves the way for its use in off-Earth environments but also holds implications for enhancing biomedical and ...

More information: Nitin Gupta et al, Bacterial bio-cementation can repair space bricks, Frontiers in Space Technologies (2025). DOI: 10.3389/frspt.2025.1550526 ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm ...

particularly if a former brownfield site hopes to be reclaimed as a park or another public space," said Popular Mechanics. Using bacteria for such purposes is a sustainable form of remediation ...