The microbe developed in a cabin and its discovery could have important implications for the future of space travel.

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

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

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

A recent study published in the journal Microbiome has uncovered an interesting discovery in NASA’s cleanrooms: new species ...

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

"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 ...