Can we use fungus to mine precious metals from asteroids?

A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

Microbes have just pulled off a feat that sounds like science fiction, stripping valuable metals from a meteorite fragment ...

According to Space.com and Cornell University, NASA astronauts conducted a microbe-based meteorite mining experiment aboard the International Space Station to study mineral extraction in microgravity.

A niche corner of the commercial space sector is attracting attention from United States national security planners, not because of its economic promise, but because of the technical problems it is ...

A Martian meteorite discovered in Antarctica has revealed features that suggest water once flowed through it. The findings have reignited scientific discussions about the potential for past life on ...

A study found that these cosmic bodies appear to hold up remarkably well to sudden energy deposition and shock conditions, so we may be able to knock them off course and avoid disaster.

A new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected.

In a new paper, an international team of researchers revisited the idea of blowing up an incoming asteroid with a nuclear ...