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

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

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

Asteroid mining companies are finally getting off the ground, and that is raising some concerns about the impact those activities will have on the space environment. A new paper published in Acta ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

ISS BioAsteroid study shows bacteria and fungi can extract metals from meteorite material in microgravity, offering insights for future space resource use ...

Microorganisms aboard the International Space Station have extracted dozens of metals from actual asteroid fragments, a result that strengthens the case for biology-driven mining on the Moon, Mars, ...