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Rosa Santomartino, assistant professor of biological and environmental engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, prepares samples for the launch to the International Space Station. -- Cornell University

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Microbes Harvest Metals From Meteorites Aboard The International Space Station

by Keith CowingFebruary 19, 2026February 19, 2026

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes.

KUBIK onboard the ISS -- NASA

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Microbial Biomining From Asteroidal Material Onboard The International Space Station

by Keith CowingFebruary 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Top panel: Number of HMPHs, LMPHs, and single stars with ages above 8 Gyr (left), between 4 and 8 Gyr (middle), and below 4 Gyr (right), as a function of 𝑟birth. Bottom panel: Relative frequency of HMPHs and LMPHs with ages above 8 Gyr (left), between 4 and 8 Gyr (middle), and below 4 Gyr (right), as a function of 𝑟birth. -- astro-ph.EP

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Testing Microbial Biomining From Asteroidal Material Onboard The International Space Station

by Keith CowingJanuary 22, 2024February 14, 2026

BioAsteroid -- NASA

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BioAsteroid Payload On Orbit

by Keith CowingJanuary 15, 2021February 3, 2026

A preflight view of BioAsteroid Experiment Unit where the BioAsteroid investigation is performed integrated into the Experiment Container for the BioAsteroid investigation. Each Experiment Unit has two culture chambers. Credits: ESA

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Microbes To Demonstrate Biomining Of Asteroid Material Aboard The Space Station

by Keith CowingDecember 3, 2020February 3, 2026

A Crystals in a cuvette with a 60 mg/ml protein concentration. The image was obtained by the camera installed in the bioassembler “Organ.Aut” on the ISS. B, C Typical crystals selected respectively from Earth and space for crystallographic data collection. D–F Crystals obtained in space in the cuvettes with 10, 30, and 60 mg/ml protein concentrations. B–F were obtained on Earth with the Nikon microscope. -- NPJ Microgravity via PubMed

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Building An Extra-terrestrial Habitat – One Microbe At A Time

by Keith CowingNovember 12, 2020April 12, 2024