Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronauts’ brains can change shape and shift positions during stays in space, according to a new study with implications for NASA ...

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.

Scientists say the findings add to growing evidence that microgravity reshapes the human body in unexpected ways. A team led by Rachel Seidler at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology examined how ...

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- The technological challenge of getting to Mars is a huge hurdle, but it may be biology that holds humanity back from venturing to the red planet. A new UC Irvine study shows ...

Astronauts’ brains can change shape and shift positions during stays in space, according to a new study with implications for NASA’s goals to conduct long-duration missions to the moon and Mars. The ...