Finding resources far from Earth is a well-known spaceflight limitation, but metal-harvesting microbes provide a way to tap ...

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

When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

Scientists have used biomining fungi to harvest palladium from meteorites on the International Space Station. The approach can be used for harvesting resources from extra-terrestrial surfaces or ...

Can we use fungus to mine precious metals from asteroids?

Earth’s gravity has long dictated how we build, but a University of Florida engineering team is determined to rewrite the rules – by leaving the planet behind altogether. Associate Professor Victoria ...