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iss070e014729 (Oct. 29, 2023) -- Orbital nighttime peeks through the International Space Station's cupola, or "window to the world," nearly 270 miles above the Indian Ocean. In the right window, the cymbal-shaped solar array that powers Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft can be seen. Media Credit: NASA

Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Space Stations

A Next Generation Space Antimicrobial: Assessing Microbial Activity And Reduction Across The ISS

by Keith CowingJanuary 28, 2026January 28, 2026

NASA space life science - Grok via Astrobiology.com

Microgravity, Space Life Science, Space Stations, SPACELINE Current Awareness List

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,184 23 January 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)

by Keith CowingJanuary 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Schematic of a zebrafish embryo at the late cleavage stage. The blastoderm is positioned at the AP atop the yolk cell at the vegetal pole (VP). The last row of blastoderm cells (cyan) constitutes the margin. -- Nature

Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Gravitational Biology, Microgravity, Nanotechnology & SynBio

Geometry Shapes Life

by Keith CowingJanuary 25, 2026January 25, 2026

A preflight view of Red Robin dwarf tomato growing in growing in Veggie hardware at the Kennedy Space Center – part of Veg-05 experiment. -- NASA

Microgravity, Space Life Science, Space Stations, SPACELINE Current Awareness List

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,183 16 January 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)

by Keith CowingJanuary 22, 2026January 22, 2026

(Jan. 7, 2025) --- NASA ID: iss074e0044840 Credit: NASA/Zena Cardman larger image

Astronauts and Explorers, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, People Of Astrobiology, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Space Life Science, Space Stations

JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui Conducts A Microbiology Research Experiment

by Keith CowingJanuary 17, 2026January 17, 2026

Astrobiology fieldwork - Grok via Astrobiology.com

Microgravity, Space Life Science, Space Stations, SPACELINE Current Awareness List

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,182 9 January 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)

by Keith CowingJanuary 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Backdropped by a blue and white part of Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. S128-E-010004 (8 Sept. 2009) -- NASA

Biophysics, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Gravitational Biology, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Space Life Science, Space Stations

Aboard The International Space Station, Viruses And Bacteria Show Atypical Interplay

by Keith CowingJanuary 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Space Life Science research on the International Space Station -- NASA

Microgravity, Space Life Science, Space Stations, SPACELINE Current Awareness List

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,181 31 December 2025 (Space Life Science Research Results)

by Keith CowingJanuary 9, 2026January 9, 2026

Design of the space exposure unit and assemblage of samples for the space exposure experiment (A) The space exposure unit with a UV-blocking filter installed. A UV-blocking filter, which only allows light above 400 nm to pass, was added below the MgF2 window. A double-layered sample holder was installed, designed so that the samples placed in the lower section would not be exposed to light. (B) The space exposure unit without a UV-blocking filter installed.(C) Design of sample holder (unit: mm). (D) Top: a schematic showing a single well (5.5 mm in diameter) with samples (sporophytes) installed. Brown: sporophytes, blue: ES of cyanobacteria as adhesive, black: aluminum foil, gray: sample holder. Bottom: the actual appearance of the sporophytes installed in the sample holder. (E) Impact assessment of ES. After treating both ES-primed sporophytes and control sporophytes with dark conditions or 2 MJ/m2 of UVC (254 nm), the germination rate was observed. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences as determined by ANOVA with Tukey’s HSD post hoc test. The numbers inside the bar graphs represent the sample sizes. Error bar: SD. (F) The completed space exposure unit. -- iScience via PubMed

Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Sample Return, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Terraforming & Geoengineering

Extreme Environmental Tolerance And Space Survivability Of The Moss, Physcomitrium patens

by Keith CowingJanuary 8, 2026January 8, 2026

Charting The Microbial Map

Astronauts and Explorers, Astropharmacy / Biotechnology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Sample Return, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Tricorders & Sensors

Charting The Microbial Map Inside The International Space Station

by Keith CowingJanuary 7, 2026January 7, 2026