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NASA Sends Mice on a Mission in Space

TECH & INNOVATION Female mice were sent to a rodent habitat in the ISS for 37 days. As part of an experiment, NASA sent 20 female mice to the International Space Station with the goal of observing their reaction to microgravity-both short and long term-and then further learning about how both humans and animals will possibly adapt to a different environment in space.

Iron Volcanoes May Have Erupted on Metal Asteroids

Metallic asteroids are thought to have started out as blobs of molten iron floating in space. As if that's not strange enough, scientists now think that as the metal cooled and solidified, volcanoes spewing liquid iron could have erupted through a solid iron crust onto the surface of the asteroid.

Scientists Found Fossilized Microbes in 175 Million-Year-Old Martian Meteorite

A group of scientists have confirmed finding microscopic fossils embedded in a Martian meteorite. (Photo : NASA - Johnson Space Center)Exterior view of ALHA 77005 showing small patches of fusion crust In 1977, a team from the Japanese National Institute of Polar Research found a meteorite in Antarctica's Allan Hills.

JAXA Wants to Build a Lunar Base Using Robots

Japan's space agency wants to build a moon base with the help of robots. Japan has announced high aspirations in the form of an unmanned construction site on the Moon.

Dangerous Bacteria Found Aboard the International Space Station

Disease and corrosion inducing bacteria is found on the ISS. The International Space Station is filled with bacteria and fungi that can cause diseases and form biofilms that promote antibiotic resistance, and can even corrode the spacecraft, a new study has found.

The Star that Astronomers Say “Should Not Exist”

A very old star is found, and its contents are a bit weird. In the halo of the Milky Way, a tiny, ancient star called J0023+0307 drifts about. It's very old indeed, which isn't uncommon for stars in the halo-but it contains no detectable carbon, which is rather unusual.
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