Sneaky New Bacteria on the ISS Could Build a Future on Mars
3 years, 9 months ago

Sneaky New Bacteria on the ISS Could Build a Future on Mars

Wired  

In mid-March, NASA researchers announced that they’d found an unknown life-form hiding aboard the International Space Station. Over the next couple of years down here on Earth, a team of researchers headquartered at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group isolated the microbes and sequenced their genes. That’s why studying the International Space Station’s microbiome—the bacteria, fungi, and viruses that thrive on board—might be critical to the safety of missions to Mars, or permanent bases on other worlds. “We’re able to say that novel species carried by the crew might have some characteristics to withstand the conditions there,” Venkateswaran says.

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Bacteria living in space evolve to survive extreme conditions
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bacteria living in space evolve to survive extreme conditions

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bacteria living aboard the International Space Station have evolved to better withstand the …

NASA finds new mutant bacteria in SPACE
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA finds new mutant bacteria in SPACE

Daily Mail  

It may sound like the plot of a new Alien film, but NASA has found a mutant bacteria thriving in space. Researchers discovered 13 strains of the bacteria, called Enterobacter bugandensis that is linked to blood infections on the International Space Station, which could compromise the health of astronauts on board. Scientists have now discovered a mutant bacteria that could …

IIT-Madras and NASA researchers study microbes on space station
2 years, 2 months ago

IIT-Madras and NASA researchers study microbes on space station

The Hindu  

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station, the institute said on Friday. The study would help devise strategies for the disinfection of space stations to minimise any potential impact of microbes on the health of astronauts. Therefore, studying the microbes inhabiting the space station becomes …

New strains of bacteria found on the space station may help astronauts grow plants on Mars
3 years, 9 months ago

New strains of bacteria found on the space station may help astronauts grow plants on Mars

Firstpost  

A recent study says that four strains of bacteria have been discovered at the International Space Station. Amara mustard plants growing inside the Veggie facility on the space station for the Veg-03 study, which continues work exploring how to grow food in space. Image: NASA Stating that the new strains might have ‘biotechnologically-useful genetic determinants,’ scientists said that isolation of …

We have telescopes in space, rovers on other worlds – our search for alien life continues
3 years, 10 months ago

We have telescopes in space, rovers on other worlds – our search for alien life continues

Firstpost  

For more than a century, our imagination has fuelled our search for aliens. It was time to move beyond gazing upwards – our rockets could take orbiters, rovers and eventually, people, to worlds that could, or may be, harbouring life. Most studies of extraterrestrial life is based on simple microbial life – their cell structures, their metabolism, preferences for certain …

Space Oddity: Bacteria Could Survive a Cosmic Journey Between Earth and Mars Unprotected
4 years, 4 months ago

Space Oddity: Bacteria Could Survive a Cosmic Journey Between Earth and Mars Unprotected

News 18  

Scientists have found a radiation-resistant bacteria can survive at least three years exposed in orbit, suggesting simple life forms could manage the long journey between Earth and Mars unprotected. The Japanese scientists behind the research said Wednesday the finding lends credence to so-called “panspermia theory”, which posits that microbes can travel from one planet to another, seeding life on arrival. …

Bacteria from Earth can survive in space, study says
4 years, 4 months ago

Bacteria from Earth can survive in space, study says

CNN  

CNN — A type of bacteria that is highly resistant to radiation and other environmental hazards survived outside of the International Space Station for three years, according to a new study. The Japanese Tanpopo mission involved including pellets of dried Deinococcus bacteria within aluminum plates that were placed in exposure panels outside of the space station. Study author Akihiko Yamagishi, …

International Space Station is 'Like Gym On Earth', Filled With Bacteria: New Study
5 years, 9 months ago

International Space Station is 'Like Gym On Earth', Filled With Bacteria: New Study

News 18  

It appears debris caused by A-SAT missile tests is not the only thing endangering the International Space Station. A recent, and first-of-its-kind, study, published in the journal Microbiome, has provided a comprehensive catalogue of the bacteria and fungi which call the closed space system home. Dr Kasthuri Venkateswaran, a senior research scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and one …

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