An international team of researchers, including members from the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP, Université ...

Now, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a bacteria-based technique to repair bricks that ...

Bengaluru have developed a method using Sporosarcina pasteurii bacteria to repair cracks in bricks used on the Moon. The ...

To cut costs, instead of carrying material from Earth, astronauts would need to use the abundantly available lunar soil, or ...

Long-term exposure to Mars dust may pose serious health risks to astronauts, including lung damage and thyroid issues.

A sample of the bacteria may now be sent to space as part of the Gaganyaan mission to study its behaviour in microgravity.

But the lunar surface is extremely harsh—temperatures can swing from 121°C to -133°C in a single day and it is constantly bombarded by solar winds and meteorites. This can cause cracks in ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a bacteria-based technique to repair bricks that can be used to build lunar habitats, if they get damaged in the moon’s harsh ...