This Fungus Can Survive Deep-Space Conditions – And Could Hitch a Ride to Mars

According to a new study of organisms found living in NASA cleanrooms even after decontamination, a fungus called Aspergillus ...
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NASA’s plutonium-238 supply crunch could limit future deep-space missions

A rare radioactive isotope stands between NASA and its next generation of deep-space exploration. Plutonium-238, the fuel ...
AOL

NASA spacecraft makes an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth

The Van Allen Probes, which NASA launched in 2012, studied two cosmic bands of high-energy particles that are trapped in Earth’s magnetic field. - NASA A large space probe plummeted into ...
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NASA's Van Allen Probe A to re-enter atmosphere

NASA's Van Allen Probe A is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen Probe B, flew through the Van Allen ...