Seeking microorganisms that efficiently capture the greenhouse gas CO2
Editor’s note: If you search for a definition for tricorder you’ll find things like this from Wikipedia: “A tricorder is a fictional handheld sensor that exists in the Star Trek […]
Science fiction has long been a driving force behind real-life space exploration endeavors, shaping technology, inspiring individuals, and influencing policies. This cross-cutting panel of creatives and space experts will explore […]
Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with paleontologists from Spain and Poland, used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic replica of pleurocystitid, […]
Effective transport of biological systems as cargo during space travel is a critical requirement to use synthetic biology and biomanufacturing in outer space.
Copernicus Space Corporation (“Copernicus”), a leader in space exploration and mission innovation, is proud to announce the appointment of physicist John Grunsfeld, Ph.D., former astronaut and head of NASA’s Science […]
Seeds launched into space in November last year, have now been positioned inside and outside the International Space Station to be exposed to the full range of cosmic radiation and […]
For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to airplanes and refrigerators. While the process of obtaining these important […]
Inside one of the containers of this 40-cm-across miniature laboratory in orbit, a battle is set to start between asteroid-like fragments and rock-hungry microbes, to probe their use for space […]
As humanity moves closer to the possibility of living and working millions of miles from Earth on planets like Mars, scientists are looking beyond our planet at how to acquire […]
