Scientists have long known that fungi are resilient, but research suggests some strains might even survive the long, brutal trip to Mars. Experts have put fungal microbes through simulations of the ...

NASA cleanrooms exist to keep spacecraft free of fungus and bacteria that could unknowingly hitch a ride to another world. But what if these procedures aren’t sufficient? This is what a recent study ...

Life keeps showing up in the harshest places on our planet and, according to recent discoveries, far above it. Scientists who sent improvised probes attached to weather balloons into the frigid upper ...

Decontamination in cleanrooms used by NASA to build and study spacecraft focus mainly on bacteria. Researchers recently identified fungi in samples from spacecraft-associated environments, including ...

Mold can survive the harshest of environments, so to stop harmful spores from growing on future space stations, a new study suggests a novel way to prevent its spread. Researchers created a predictive ...

The latest fungus on Mars research is drawing attention after scientists tested whether certain space resistant microbes could survive conditions similar to space travel and the Martian surface. The ...

To build a home on Earth, it’s simple: Call Home Depot and schedule a delivery. Shipping wood, metal and glass to Mars – millions of miles away, reachable only by spacecraft — is much tougher. A team ...

Fungi found in NASA cleanrooms survived simulated Mars and space conditions. Their spores endured harsh exposures, suggesting decontamination must expand beyond bacteria. (Nanowerk News) Scientists ...