According to Space.com and Cornell University, NASA astronauts conducted a microbe-based meteorite mining experiment aboard the International Space Station to study mineral extraction in microgravity.

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A $2 million federal funding boost will help Case Western Reserve University and NASA Glenn Research Center dig deeper into what happens when gravity all but disappears. The funding, included in the ...

NASA is looking for new providers to supply low-gravity parabolic flights for spaceflight training and scientific research.

Manufacturing of fiber optic glass in microgravity is seen as a better way to make glass fibers with fewer imperfections that scatter light signals. Credit: NASA NASA plans to study the manufacturing ...

The International Space Station (ISS) welcomed four new astronauts after part of its previous crew returned to Earth due to a spacecraft safety concern, ensuring the station stays fully operational.

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