Phages and bacteria accumulate distinctive mutations aboard the International Space Station

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...
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Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station's microgravity environment

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

Astronaut captures aurora from space days before mission set to end

Yui is part of Crew-11, which will depart the ISS ahead of schedule due to one of the astronauts experiencing a "medical ...

A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early

NASA says a crew member on the International Space Station is unwell. The agency canceled a planned spacewalk for Thursday ...

SpaceX knocks out 3rd Space Coast launch of 2026; readies for Crew-11 return

SpaceX launched its third mission of the year from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon while preparing for the early return ...

Astronauts' brains change shape and position after time in space, study finds

The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

Crew-11 astronauts set for rare early return; NASA monitors weather

NASA and SpaceX are preparing to return the Crew-11 astronauts to Earth this week in the first-ever medical evacuation from ...