Food sustainability is one of the most significant barriers to long-term space travel. Providing resources from Earth is not cost-efficient, and resupply missions are not viable to meet the needs […]
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Documenting Life On Our Water Planet: The Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0
Editor’s note: we will soon begin to explore the oceans of Enceladus, Europa, Ganymede, and other worlds in our solar system – and eventually, worlds circling other stars. We’ll be […]
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Testing Microbial Biomining From Asteroidal Material Onboard The International Space Station
Expanding human space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit necessitates efficient technologies for self-sustainable acquisition of local resources to overcome unviable resupply missions from Earth. Potential source of materials are asteroids, some […]
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Offworld Life Science: Sequencing DNA Samples On ISS For The BioMole Study
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli sequences DNA samples for the BioMole study demonstrating hardware that can analyze microbes to protect crew health and spacecraft life support […]
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Tricorder And Replicator Tech: 3D Printing Components For A Portable Mass Spectrometer
Editor’s note: you are on a mission to explore a new world. While you are out on an Away Mission one of your instruments breaks , wears out, or otherwise […]
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Research Takes Us A Step Closer To Sustaining Human Life On Mars
Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered the transformative potential of Martian nanomaterials, potentially opening the door to sustainable habitation on the red planet.
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Offworld Life Science: Botany, Biology, Medicine, BioPrinting On ISS
Space botany, human research, and bioprinting were the dominant science topics aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 70 septet also focused on lab hardware and cargo operations […]
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These Away Teams Are Building The Largest Knowledge Graph Of Life On Earth
Editor’s note: As we search for life on other worlds via orbital and surface surveys, it is useful to use Earth and its diverse biota on land, sea, and air, […]
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Tricorder Tech: Pocket-sized DNA Sequencers Track Malaria Drug Resistance In Ghana In Near Real-time
Editor’s note: when you find yourself in a field situation with little resource – one where you are trying to trace the spread of a epidemic or the impact a […]
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Offworld Life Science Research: Jasmin Moghbeli Works On The BioFabrication Facility
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli uses a portable glovebag to swap components inside the BioFabrication Facility (BFF) located in the International Space Station’s Columbus laboratory module.