Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look ...
A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...
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How can microbes be used to help enhance human space exploration, specifically on the Moon and Mars? This is what a recent study published in npj Micrograv | Space ...
According to Space.com and Cornell University, NASA astronauts conducted a microbe-based meteorite mining experiment aboard the International Space Station to study mineral extraction in microgravity.