Schematic of methods used to insert ancestral genes into the host A. vinelandii genome — Nature Communications NASA-supported scientists have resurrected an enzyme first used by organisms on Earth 3.2-billion
Schematic of methods used to insert ancestral genes into the host A. vinelandii genome — Nature Communications NASA-supported scientists have resurrected an enzyme first used by organisms on Earth 3.2-billion
On this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Mark Bigham, the Vice President of Defense Programs at Longshot Space Technologies Corporation, a new
Artist’s conception of an exoplanet reflecting the light from its nearby star. –NASA A team of NASA researchers is developing new types of optical masks that could help enable the
This illustration demonstrates how metapipeline-DNA processes raw genome sequencing data. It begins by aligning the sequence of DNA base pairs to a reference genome. Then produces sets of detected variants
Estonian Astrobiology Day 2026 The first Estonian Astrobiology Day will take place on 10 April. The aim of the event is to create a community of astrobiology enthusiasts in Estonia,
Chemical stimuli change the trajectory and flow fields of basal Xenobots without affecting the cilia beating. (C) shows embryo extract stimulus (Supplementary Movie 13) and (D) shows ATP stimulus (Supplementary
Fully corrected and calibrated albedos of Titan (yellow), Saturn (green), Uranus (blue), and Neptune (red) covering 0.3 µm to 2.1 µm, offset for clarity. Regions of strong telluric absorption are
A new image of a supernova designated RCW 86 taken by NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) observatory. (Image credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-NEWTON, IXPE:NASA/MSFC; Optical: NSF/NOIRLab; Image Processing:
The Earth observation sector is experiencing a golden age. Satellite hardware and launch costs have plummeted, and computer power, driven by AI and analytics, continues to improve. That’s led to
Artemis II will send astronauts around the Moon and safely home. At the core of the mission is the European Service Module: providing propulsion, power and life support for their






