Self-replicating, Self-repairing Planetary Habitats Made of Fungus

"Right now, traditional habitat designs for Mars are like a turtle — carrying our homes with us on our backs — a reliable plan, but with huge energy costs."

NASA wants to grow a Moon base out of mushrooms

Spacing Out

An experimental NASA program is tinkering with the idea of building a Mars or Moon base out of living mushrooms that astronauts would grow onsite.

NASA Wants to Grow a Moon Base Out of Mushrooms

Moon colonists could live in fungus-based structures.

Without her fellow astronaut, Christina Koch would've been left in the dark outside the ISS.

Piece of astronaut's spacesuit falls off during spacewalk

Wardrobe Malfunction

A piece of astronaut Christina Koch's helmet fell off during an ISS spacewalk on Wednesday, forcing her to rely on her partner Jessica Meir for light.

Piece of Astronaut’s Spacesuit Falls Off During Spacewalk

Yikes!

NASA’s New Planet Tracker, NEID

It's an important step toward finding new Earth-like worlds.

Here's how NASA's new machine weighs exoplanets

Verdict: Heavy

NASA's new instrument, NEID, can measure the mass of a distant exoplanet with three times the sensitivity of any other equipment out there.

Here’s How NASA’s New Machine Weighs Exoplanets

NASA just unveiled a new exoplanet instrument named NEID.

It's sacrificing a rocket in the name of safety.

SpaceX is going to blow up a Falcon 9 rocket just after launch

Deliberate Destruction

SpaceX hopes to prove that NASA astronauts will be safe aboard Crew Dragon by deliberately destroying a Falcon 9 rocket soon after launch.

SpaceX Is Going to Blow up a Falcon 9 Rocket Just After Launch

The test aims to prove that Crew Dragon will keep astronauts safe.

"It’s incredible to see our galactic center in detail we’ve never seen before."

Check out this incredibly beautiful new image of our home galaxy

Enhance!

NASA released a new panorama image of the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Aside from looking cool, it could help reveal how the galactic core operates.

Check Out This Incredibly Beautiful New Image of Our Home Galaxy

NASA took a panorama of the Milky Way's center.

"Knowing there are no emergency rooms in space, we had to weigh our options very carefully."

A NASA astronaut got a blood clot in space

Clots in Space

During their long-term mission aboard the International Space Station, a NASA astronaut developed a blood clot in the jugular vein of their neck.

A NASA Astronaut Got a Blood Clot In Space

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-astronauts-blood-clot-in-space-gets-treated-by-doctor-on-earth/">NASA astronaut&#8217;s blood clot in space gets treated by doctor on Earth</a> [CNET]

More on blood clots in space: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-research-astronauts-clots-bizarre-blood-flow">NASA Research: Astronauts Are Getting Clots, Bizarre Blood Flow</a>

Treatments

"My wife answered and then passed the phone to me with the comment, 'Stephan, a phone call for you from space.'"

In May, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe met with president Donald Trump, in part to discuss a cooperation in space exploration.

NASA proposed sending Japanese astronauts to the Moon

Moon Race

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine proposed to send Japanese astronauts to the Moon in the late 2020s as part of a joint plan with the US.

NASA Proposed Sending Japanese Astronauts to the Moon

Will NASA return astronauts to the Moon by 2024 with Japan's help?

"We're very intrigued by the beauty of this image; it's exotic."

Scientists discover "cosmic candy cane" in Milky Way galaxy

Hard Science

NASA just released an image of a "cosmic candy cane" in the center of the galaxy. The unusually shaped cloud is likely linked to active star formation.

Scientists Discover “Cosmic Candy Cane” in Milky Way Galaxy

The celestial goody is made of enough raw materials for millions of years.

NASA says automation is to blame for the failure.

Boeing’s Starliner fails first attempt to reach space station

Not Great

Boeing's Starliner missed its intended orbit for its first mission and burned up too much fuel to complete its planned journey to the ISS.

Boeing’s Starliner Fails First Attempt to Reach Space Station

SpaceX's main rival just messed up in a major way.

"We can't wait to put some red Martian dirt under its wheels."

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover earns its "driver’s license"

Red Planet Ready

NASA's Mars 2020 rover rolled forward and backward for the first time inside a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, clearing small ramps.

/ / nasa