NASA’s Ames Research Center Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) will soon be opening the application for the 2023 summer program. We’re excited that we will be holding this year’s […]
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Posted inMicrobiology & Virology, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Collecting Microbe Samples Around The Veggie Space Botany facility On ISS
Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti from ESA (European Space Agency) collects microbe samples from around the Veggie space botany facility in the International Space Station’s Columbus laboratory module for […]
Posted inGravitational Biology, Microgravity, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine
Artificial Gravity Partially Protects Space-Related Central Nervous System Deficits in Organisms
Space travel to the Moon, Mars, and beyond can expose astronauts to extreme conditions, causing potential health issues. To prepare for future long-duration missions, a team of scientists from NASA […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science
A Naval Research Laboratory Fungal Experiment Is On Board Artemis I
An experiment prepared by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch as part of NASA’s scheduled Artemis I mission to orbit the moon Aug. 29. The NRL experiment will […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Plant Biology, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science
BioExpt-01 Payload Handover To The Artemis 1 Orion Capsule
Scientists package up part of NASA’s Biology Experiment-1 (BioExpt-1) for official handover to the Orion team for Artemis I inside the Space Station Processing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astropharmacy / Biotechnology, Cubesats and smallsats, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science
Artemis I Will Launch The BioSentinel Deep Space Biology Cubesat Mission
Poised to launch on Artemis I from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, BioSentinel – a shoebox-sized CubeSat – will perform the first long-duration biology experiment in deep space. Artemis […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Press Release, Space Life Science
What Is NASA’s GeneLab?
With GeneLab, NASA’s open repository for space biology data, anyone – from students to specialists – can explore and make discoveries about ways life from Earth is affected by the […]
Posted inMicrogravity, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Stations
An Agarose Hydrogel Composite Has Possible Applications For Space Farming
Original article: Agarose hydrogel composite supports microgreen cultivation with enhanced porosity and continuous water supply under terrestrial and microgravitational conditions, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Abstract: Agarose hydrogel composite supports […]
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Seeking a Space Biology Scientist on Detail to the NASA Team
NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) Division of the Science Mission Directorate will soon solicit applications for a highly motivated individual to provide scientific leadership in pioneering scientific discovery and […]
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Open Source Science Data Repositories Workshop September 27 – 30
This is an open event that will be of interest to researchers, big data teams, and archivists at the Science Mission Directorate Data Repositories along with mission and community members […]