Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...

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For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research ...

Bacteria and viruses are locked in a slow motion battle aboard the ISS that looks nothing like life on the ground.

When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...

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Space technology on Earth has gone from futuristic to foundational in our everyday lives. From satellite innovations that enable global communication to space science applications improving ...

NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has reached its destination of the first Sun-Earth Lagrange point ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Microorganisms live in biofilms—the equivalent of microbial "cities"—everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect and house microbial communities and play essential roles in enabling human ...