When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

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A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, a fungus spread thin threads across the rock.

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

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During an archaeological survey conducted in February, researchers from the Maritime Encounters program at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, identified six previously unregistered Bronze Age mines ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

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Finding resources far from Earth is a well-known spaceflight limitation, but metal-harvesting microbes provide a method for tapping outer space’s mineral wealth.

Scientists have found a new way to make clean hydrogen from water using liquid metal and light, and it works with both freshwater and seawater. Instead of relying on electricity to split water, the ...

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Scientists have used biomining fungi to harvest palladium from meteorites on the International Space Station. The approach can be used for harvesting resources from extra-terrestrial surfaces or ...