A quarter-century in orbit: Science shaping life on Earth and beyond

For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research ...
Astronomy

Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable

The Biosphere 2 facility, specifically its Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO), serves as a research platform to investigate how life transforms landscapes, ranging from local environments to ...

This asteroid is spilling secrets about the origin of life on Earth

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Life on Mars? Let’s focus on fixing the Earth first

Humanity dreams of terraforming Mars — enabling it to support human life — and building colonies on the moon, but until we ...
Science Daily

Earth’s toughest microbes could help humans live on Mars

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...
The Conversation

Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable

Scott Saleska receives funding from National Science Foundation, NASA, and U.S. Department of Energy. Ghiwa Makke receives funding from National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy. Chris ...