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with Luisa MarconiNASA's Space Algae-1 grows 40 generations of UV-mutagenised algae on ISS
NASA's Space Algae-1 experiment grew UV-mutagenised Chlamydomonas reinhardtii through approximately 40 mitotic generations in the ISS VEGGIE chamber over one month, reported this week.
Hypothetical Venus moons would all collapse into the planet, models findCaleb MbekiNIT Srinagar opens India's first campus observatory among NITsCaleb MbekiResearchers identify lunar crater McGetchin from 2024 impactLuisa MarconiJWST observes first stellar occultation by a small Solar System bodyLuisa MarconiStudies question feasibility of large-scale Moon water extractionLuisa MarconiNASA traces lunar crater to spring 2024 impactLuisa MarconiUS Air Force secretary admits to space control weapons in orbitLuisa MarconiBuilding-size impact carved 141-foot crater on the Moon, NASA saysLuisa MarconiNASA says Roman telescope's fuel could stretch to 22 years of scienceCaleb MbekiUS military planning now includes cislunar spaceLuisa MarconiNASA finds largest fresh crater in the solar system on the MoonLuisa MarconiNova AT2026aabo in M31 brightens 0.68 magnitude in five daysCaleb MbekiBennu surface 50 times weaker than ground coffee, sample analysis showsLuisa MarconiNASA restores Guam ground station after 2023 typhoon damageLuisa MarconiGen. Caine says US military must be ready to fight from seabed to cislunar spaceLuisa MarconiNASA says lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days, lists eight moon phasesLuisa MarconiMOONS spectrograph makes first observations at Very Large TelescopeLuisa MarconiResearchers discover 84 hypersoft X-ray sources in Chandra archiveCaleb MbekiRoman Space Telescope set for early 2026 observations, NASA saysCaleb MbekiNASA and NFL team up for Inspiration Tour flyovers at gamesCaleb MbekiWebb telescope finds 27 new objects beyond Neptune in deepest survey yetLuisa MarconiHubble captures decagon-shaped cloud pattern at Saturn's south poleCaleb MbekiNew map catalogs 5.6 trillion pixels and 4 billion objectsCaleb MbekiTwo spacecraft scheduled to enter Mercury orbit in NovemberCaleb MbekiNASA astronauts harvest space-grown peppers on ISSLuisa MarconiHubble data reveals ancient star clusters in Milky WayLuisa MarconiEuropa Clipper set to reach Jupiter moon by 2031Luisa MarconiNASA astronaut Jonny Kim leaves agency to return to NavyLuisa MarconiAstronauts install new antenna on International Space StationCaleb MbekiNASA engineers reconfigure Voyager 2 power systemCaleb Mbeki