Big Pharma researchers launch fungi into space in hopes for new patentable drugs
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) are sending four strains of fungi to the International Space Station in an effort to develop new medicines for use on Earth and beyond. The experiment will be conducted in collaboration with scientists from the university and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “This is an ambitious project for Read More
Plans for Space’s first interstellar hotel are here… and its going to be inflatable
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is joining forces with billionaire entrepreneur Robert Bigelow to create the first inflatable space hotel for tourists by 2020. The announcement was made at a news conference at the U.S. Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The duo announced Monday that they intend to launch a 330-cubic meter inflatable space station, Read More
Antarctic fungi could survive on Mars!
European scientists launched a colony of tiny fungi from Antarctica to the International Space Station (ISS) to see if microorganisms could survive in environmental conditions similar to Mars. After 18 months on board the ISS, the researchers found out that the fungi could not only live in a Mars-like environment, they may even colonize the Read More
Did NASA just live stream a UFO approaching the ISS?
UFO sightings are a dime a dozen. They are often anecdotal and peddled by people who misidentify a weather balloon, satellite or meteor for a close encounter with the third kind. A recent NASA and International Space Station (ISS) sighting, however, witnessed by thousands of people on live stream, has the UFO community teeming with excitement. Read More
