The discoveries made in space do not always reach Earth immediately. In fact, the space stations that orbit our planet do so while inside they carry out different experiments that ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analyzing samples taken from China's Tiangong space ...

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well ...

Scientists have discovered a new bacteria species called niallia tiangongensis aboard China's Tiangong space station.

Scientists have identified a new type of bacteria capable of withstanding harsh space conditions. The bacteria, retrieved ...

The discovery of this new microbe is not immediately concerning but warrants careful study,” Javier Martin-Torres, the University of Aberdeen, Scotland professor of planetary science, said in an ...

Chinese scientists discovered a novel strain of bacterium with “unique abilities” that allowed it to thrive on the Tiangong ...

Swabs from China's Tiangong space station reveal traces of a bacterium unseen on Earth, with characteristics that may help it ...

The microbe demonstrated resilience to space-specific stressors, including enhanced repair from radiation damage and the ...

Although there is no exact comparison to any known bacterium on Earth, the space bacteria shares some key genetic ...

These aren't the first bacteria to be discovered in space but they are particularly well-adapted for space station life.