Most living organisms break down instantly when exposed to outer space. With no oxygen, crushing radiation, and extreme ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

A Huntsville company helped stage experiments on the International Space Station that could aid in the search for life beyond Earth. Teledyne Brown Engineering recently announced the successful ...

Far from Earth's gravitational pull, a simple viral infection took on a new evolutionary direction. A study conducted aboard the ISS found that when bacteria and ...

If there were ever an animal that seemed built for space, it might be the water bear. Also known as tardigrades, these microscopic creatures already sound like science fiction. They survive being ...