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Scientists Explore Role of Space Radiation in Powering Alien Microbial Life
A new study proposes that life may exist far from sunlight in a “radiolytic habitable zone” deep beneath the icy surfaces of Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. Cosmic rays, which can penetrate rock and ice, break water molecules apart to release hydrogen, oxygen, and energy-rich electrons. These can fuel microbes in subsurface water, much like bacter...
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Life on Mars? Studies Suggest Bacteria-Like Organisms Could Exist
New findings indicate that Mars' past conditions may have supported microbial life. Research draws parallels with extremophiles—microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments on Earth. Studies on bacteria like Helicobacter pylori suggest that if life exists on Mars, it might resemble resilient microbes found in human stomachs. Scientists cont...
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NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments
In 1975, NASA’s Viking mission tested Martian soil for microbial life using liquid water. A recent theory suggests this approach may have destroyed microbes adapted to Mars' dry, salt-driven conditions. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes revisiting our assumptions about life on Mars and prioritising methods suited to its hyperarid enviro...
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NASA, IIT-Madras Researchers Study Microbes on ISS to Understand Risks Associated With Space Travel
NASA researchers, along with a team from IIT-Madras, have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS). The study would help devise strategies for the disinfection of space stations to minimise any potential impact of microbes on the health of astronauts.
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ISS Astronauts Grow Earth-Like Fresh Lettuce in Space
The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have managed to successfully cultivate salad crop -- red romaine lettuce -- that is free of disease-causing microbes and safe to eat, and is at least as nutritious as Earth-grown plants.
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Astronauts Grow Earth-Like Red Lettuce Aboard International Space Station
The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has managed to successfully cultivate salad crop - red romaine lettuce - that is free of disease-causing microbes and safe to eat, and is at least as nutritious as Earth-grown plants.
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International Space Station Infested With Bacteria Which Could Harm Astronauts, Says NASA
The microbes on the ISS were mostly human-associated. The most prominent bacteria were Staphylococcus, Pantoea and Bacillus
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ISS Infested With Bacteria "Like Gym On Earth", Says NASA
A team of NASA researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist has found the surface inside the International Space Station (ISS) is littered with microbes just like in a gym or office on Earth -- threatening astronauts' health at the orbiting laboratory.
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NASA Scientists Concerned About Toilet Microbes on ISS
NASA is concerned over the strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, identified on the toilets of the International Space Station's (ISS).
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Microbes In ISS Toilets Raise Health Implications For Future Missions
NASA is concerned over the strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, identified on the toilets of the International Space Station's (ISS), which can raise potential health implications for future missions, say Indian-origin scientists at the US space agency.
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Scientists Explore Role of Space Radiation in Powering Alien Microbial Life
A new study proposes that life may exist far from sunlight in a “radiolytic habitable zone” deep beneath the icy surfaces of Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. Cosmic rays, which can penetrate rock and ice, break water molecules apart to release hydrogen, oxygen, and energy-rich electrons. These can fuel microbes in subsurface water, much like bacter...
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Life on Mars? Studies Suggest Bacteria-Like Organisms Could Exist
New findings indicate that Mars' past conditions may have supported microbial life. Research draws parallels with extremophiles—microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments on Earth. Studies on bacteria like Helicobacter pylori suggest that if life exists on Mars, it might resemble resilient microbes found in human stomachs. Scientists cont...
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NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments
In 1975, NASA’s Viking mission tested Martian soil for microbial life using liquid water. A recent theory suggests this approach may have destroyed microbes adapted to Mars' dry, salt-driven conditions. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes revisiting our assumptions about life on Mars and prioritising methods suited to its hyperarid enviro...
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NASA, IIT-Madras Researchers Study Microbes on ISS to Understand Risks Associated With Space Travel
NASA researchers, along with a team from IIT-Madras, have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS). The study would help devise strategies for the disinfection of space stations to minimise any potential impact of microbes on the health of astronauts.
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ISS Astronauts Grow Earth-Like Fresh Lettuce in Space
The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have managed to successfully cultivate salad crop -- red romaine lettuce -- that is free of disease-causing microbes and safe to eat, and is at least as nutritious as Earth-grown plants.
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Astronauts Grow Earth-Like Red Lettuce Aboard International Space Station
The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has managed to successfully cultivate salad crop - red romaine lettuce - that is free of disease-causing microbes and safe to eat, and is at least as nutritious as Earth-grown plants.
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International Space Station Infested With Bacteria Which Could Harm Astronauts, Says NASA
The microbes on the ISS were mostly human-associated. The most prominent bacteria were Staphylococcus, Pantoea and Bacillus
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ISS Infested With Bacteria "Like Gym On Earth", Says NASA
A team of NASA researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist has found the surface inside the International Space Station (ISS) is littered with microbes just like in a gym or office on Earth -- threatening astronauts' health at the orbiting laboratory.
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NASA Scientists Concerned About Toilet Microbes on ISS
NASA is concerned over the strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, identified on the toilets of the International Space Station's (ISS).
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Microbes In ISS Toilets Raise Health Implications For Future Missions
NASA is concerned over the strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, identified on the toilets of the International Space Station's (ISS), which can raise potential health implications for future missions, say Indian-origin scientists at the US space agency.
