Microbes May Threaten Lengthy Spaceflights
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With NASA now actively planning for the day when astronauts will live for months on the moon or make the years-long flight to Mars and back, a potentially troublesome question is being raised with increasing urgency: Is the human body -- even a well-protected human body -- capable of living in space...
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NASA's plans to send robots and people to the moon and Mars threaten long-planned science missions, a national science panel warns.
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Scientists have deciphered the process one species of bacteria uses to "resurrect" its genetic material after being blasted by radiation or parched by lack of water.
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Space travel should make human beings more aware of the fragility of the Earth's environment and intensify efforts to preserve the planet, &quot;space tourist&quot; Anousheh Ansari said before her trip to the International Space Station.
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New methane readings from a space probe raise the possibility that microbial life could exist on Mars. Some scientists, though, remain skeptical.
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It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened
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DENVER, COLORADO -- Those twin robots hard at work on Mars have transmitted teasing views that reinforce the prospect that microbial life may exist on the red planet.
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NASA&#39;s plan to service the Hubble Space Telescope with a robotic device is more risky than a manned shuttle mission and would leave the orbiting observatory inoperative for a longer period
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Soon, astronauts onboard the ISS will test a high-tech medical device that uses primitive enzymes from horseshoe crabs to diagnose human illness.
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Earthâs widening belt of clutter puts future space exploration at risk, but the solutions are expensive.
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A new test that produced methane under conditions mimicking the deep interiors of Earth and Mars lends support to an idea that the gas could theoretically support unseen colonies of microbes on both worlds. And the study hints at the possibility of a potential vast supply of petroleum products.
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A University of Michigan study says changes in the bacteria and fungi (microflora) in the gastrointestinal tract may intensify immune system response to common allergens inhaled into the lungs.
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Next-generation sequencing uncovers disease-causing microbes.
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Ancient bacteria are able to survive nearly half a million years in harsh, frozen conditions, researchers said on Monday in a study that adds to arguments that permafrost environments on Mars could harbor life.
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Astronauts notice odor on space station    WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) was prompted to put on protective gear on Monday after noticing a foul odor, said NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries.
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Traveling in space has been a desire for many since ages. Nevertheless, it only seems to be coming true in this millennium. Even though we are still years away from mass scale space tourism, the enthusiasm
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Science News, Kazakhstan - A Russian-US crew blasted off bound for the International Space Station where they will spend six months conducting experiments including work on the search for an AIDS vaccine.