A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

Feeding astronauts on Mars without relying on supplies from Earth is a major challenge. A surprising avenue is emerging, however: transforming sterile soil into fertile land thanks... to ...

Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific ...

S / Shutterstock.) To study how water bears might fare on Mars, microbiologist Corien Bakermans of Penn State University and ...

Tardigrades have a reputation for being nearly indestructible. These microscopic animals, often nicknamed water bears, can dry out and slip into a dormant state.

Research scientists are saying that recycled human waste could help grow crops on the Moon and Mars, representing a ...

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the fictional ragtag team of unenthusiastic heroes, the microscopic animals are ...

Learn how water bears (tardigrades) reacted to simulated Martian regolith, what the results reveal about toxic compounds in ...

Two weeks ago, the world marveled when the Phoenix survived a 420 million-mile space journey and landed on Mars, right where it was supposed to. Now it's expected to analyze Martian soil to determine ...

Tardigrades have a reputation for being nearly indestructible. These microscopic animals, often nicknamed water bears, can dry out and slip into a dormant state. This state helps them survive the ...