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Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small and rare. You're standing in what is now...
The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet. Since they need water to form, these outcrops have long been of interest to scientists looking for signs of past...

Investigating the possibility of using asteroid material to grow edible biomass for astronauts

A team of engineers and planetary scientists at Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, in Canada, has found that it might be...

Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth

Three Chinese astronauts working at the country's space station have returned safely to Earth, state media reported Sunday, hailing the mission as a "complete...

Food science research could help astronauts eat well on future Mars missions

If space is the final frontier, it's food that will get us there in good shape, and UBC researchers are making sure that our...

Astronauts going to Mars will receive many lifetimes worth of radiation

In a recent study to be published in Space Physics, an international team of researchers discuss an in-depth study examining the long-term physiological effects...

US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space...

Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes

Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, blanketing hundreds of thousands of square miles of the orb's...

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months on space station

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, ending China's longest crewed mission as it continues its quest to...

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