New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitor

The Twins Study provides the first integrated biomolecular view into how the human body responds to the spaceflight environment

The researchers found that microbes on the ISS were mostly human-associated

What is the best way to conduct meaningful science in such harsh and dangerous conditions?

Strains of the bacterium Enterobacter have been identified on the International Space Station (ISS)

New research offers evidence that humans—and the rest of life on Earth—may have been able to form with the right combination of star dust and radiation

In a recent study, researchers set about testing how efficient binary star systems are at ejecting objects

Identical twin astronauts are subjects of NASA’s Twins Study. One spent a year in space while the other stayed on Earth as a control subject

The simulations are necessary to establish models of the atmospheres of far-distant worlds, models that can be used to look for signs of life outside the solar system

The biggest planet in the solar system has no tilt as it moves, so its poles have never been visible from Earth