Plants can be quite tough—they’ll survive forgetful caretakers, aggressive pets, and other potentially life-threatening ...

Moss spores survived in outer space for a majority of 2022, and could even reproduce when they were eventually returned to ...

A species of moss survived for 9 months on the outside of the International Space Station, new research reveals — and 80% of ...

The outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded. Now, tech firms are racing to add more. There are already thousands of satellites hurdling around the Earth in low orbit - many of them are ...

The plant continued to thrive in the vacuum of space during an experiment conducted on the International Space Station.

When we think of asteroids, we think of the big one that changed the Earth's climate, and killed off the dinosaurs. But the ...

The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unraveling the steps involved and the necessary ingredients. Scientists believe life arose in a primordial soup of organic chemicals ...

The engine is capable of producing hundreds of milliwatts per square meter, and scientists are already working on practical ...

The activity of the solid Earth – for example, volcanoes in Java, earthquakes in Japan, etc – is well understood within the context of the ~50-year-old theory of plate tectonics. This theory posits ...

The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private entities are ...

The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private entities are ...