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NASA seeks volunteers for year-long Moon and Mars simulation mission: Check eligibility and other detailsNASA is recruiting volunteers for a year-long simulated deep-space mission. Participants will live and work in a special habitat at Johnson...
Israel, in the mid-1900s, planted millions of pine trees, and ecologists later found that the Mediterranean shrubs that grew back underneath decided which birds would move inPine forests teeming with birdlife have a secret: it's not the trees, but the undergrowth. A study reveals that dense shrub layers dramatic...
From pet to pest: A 2026 experiment reveals that releasing goldfish into lakes triggers a full ecosystem regime shift, and no lake type is immuneReleasing pet goldfish into local waters causes extensive ecological damage. These fish grow large, stir up sediment, consume prey, and out...
18 koalas moved to Kangaroo Island in the 1920s; a century on, 27,000 descendants are stripping eucalyptus bare and risk mass starvationKoalas are overpopulating in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges. This boom threatens eucalyptus forests, their food source. Scientists pr...
A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for itA young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural swimming to obse...
NASA Planning to Set First-Ever Fire on the Surface of the MoonNASA is planning a daring experiment to deliberately ignite the Moon's surface, a crucial step for future lunar bases. This "flammability s...
Aaka Space represents India in World's biggest analog missionIndia, represented by Aaka Space, made its debut in the world's largest international Moon/Mars analog mission. This proof-of-concept missi...
Spacetech startup Akashalabdhi raises $1.2 million in pre-seed roundThe funding round will also support Akashalabdhi's ongoing projects, such as the development of inflatable solar arrays and analogue studie...
IISc researchers develop bacteria to repair bricks in space; samples to be sent onboard GaganyaanA sample of the bacteria may now be sent to space as part of the Gaganyaan mission to study its behaviour in microgravity. With India plann...
Isro launches analogue mission in Leh to train astronautsThe Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) launches its first analogue space mission in Leh, Ladakh, to simulate extra-terrestrial condi...
India’s first analogue space mission kicks off in LehThe mission will simulate the extreme conditions of extraterrestrial environments, marking a milestone in India’s quest to advance human sp...
How it feels to spend a year living on NASA’s artificial MarsNASA's CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 1 simulated a year-long Mars mission with a volunteer crew living in...
NASA's Mars simulation mission: How did volunteers live in a Mars-like habitat? Details hereNASA's Mars simulation mission, based at Johnson Space Center in Houston, involved four volunteers living in a Mars-like habitat for over a...
Crew of Nasa's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a yearKelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones entered the 3D-printed habitat on June 25, 2023, as the maiden crew of the spac...
Fewer than 70,000 giraffes survive: 5 biggest factors that threaten their existenceThe five biggest threats to giraffes are habitat loss, insufficient law enforcement, ecological changes, climate change, and lack of awaren...
In pics: Inside NASA's simulated Martian habitatFour small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand -- NASA unveiled on April 11 its new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live f...
ISRO working on ‘igloo’ for future outposts on moonIsro Satellite Centre (Isac) director M Annadurai likened the igloos on the moon to India’s outpost in Antarctica.
- Six NASA scientists to emerge from Mars-like habitat
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Six Nasa scientists, who were living in isolation on a Mars-like habitat in Hawaii since January to determine astro...
- NASA plans to fight fungus to keep space travellers safe
Washington, July 11 (IANS) To keep space travellers safe, NASA researchers are taking steps to fight fungus as prolonged stay in closed hab...
Astronauts in Mars habitats may face fungal infection risk: NASA reportHuman presence in closed habitats is associated with changes in the composition of the fungal community - the mycobiome - that grows on sur...