Climate change highlights the importance of understanding life’s survival limits for addressing global challenges and supporting future human habitation beyond Earth. Plants, as photosynthetic organisms, play a vital role in […]
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Charting The Microbial Map Inside The International Space Station
Astronauts have company on the International Space Station (ISS International Space Station). Bacteria squat on handrails. Skin flakes lodge in air vents like lint. A corn-loving fungus has become a […]
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Offworld Biotechnology Research: Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4 (ADSEP-4)
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman inspects sample cassettes for installation into the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4 (ADSEP-4) at the maintenance work area inside the International Space […]
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,180 24 December 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,179 19 December 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Offworld Biotechnology Glovebox Operations: DNA Nano Therapeutics-Mission 2
Working in the space station’s Microgravity Science Glovebox, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim mixes proteins with Janus base nanomaterials, small molecules that mimic DNA base pairs, for DNA Nano Therapeutics-Mission 2.
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,178 12 December 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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Offworld Genomics Research: DNA Decryption Experiment On ISS
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim shows off research hardware from the Noblis / Voyager DNA Decryption experiment taking place inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module.
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Worms In Space Experiment Aims To Investigate The Biological Effects Of Spaceflight
A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station in 2026 that will help scientists understand how humans can travel through space safely, […]
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Offworld Biology: Stem Cell Research Inside The Microgravity Science Glovebox
A top-down view inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox shows the gloved arms and hands of NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Zena Cardman.