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Ever thought of living in a sealed tin can hurtling through the void, with no garbage truck coming to haul away your trash. That’s life aboard a spacecraft or off-world colony. In such closed environments, waste quickly becomes a liability—and a resource. Waste-to-resource technologies promise […]

Have you ever dreamed of discovering alien life or planting human footprints on Mars? While the prospect excites our scientific curiosity, it also poses weighty ethical questions. Introducing Earth organisms—microbes, seeds, even humans—to other worlds can permanently alter those environments. Just as explorers on Earth […]

Have you ever paused to imagine planting seeds in dusty Martian soil and harvesting crisp lettuce under a bubble of glass? That dream hinges on Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS), the living engines of tomorrow’s space colonies. Far from static machines, BLSS mimic Earth’s cycles—breathing […]

Have you ever dreamed of stepping onto the red sands of Mars or wandering beneath the icy crust of Europa? Space colonization promises incredible adventures, but with great opportunity comes great responsibility. Extraterrestrial worlds may harbor fragile ecosystems—microbial life, unknown chemistries, or delicate surface processes—that […]

Space is not just a void; it’s full of invisible bullets called cosmic rays. These high-energy particles zoom through spacecraft and habitats, interacting with every living thing they encounter. On Earth, our magnetic field and atmosphere shield us, but in space, that protection fades. Understanding […]

Have you ever stopped to think about the tiny organisms hitchhiking on every surface around you? In our homes, we barely notice bacteria and fungi, but in closed space environments—like spacecraft and lunar habitats—they can make or break a mission. Managing microbial communities up there […]

Imagine packing your suitcase for a weeklong vacation—but you never get to unpack. Every day, you add more trash, and there’s nowhere to throw it away. That’s life on a long-duration space mission. Waste piles up, resources dwindle, and every gram counts. Effective waste recycling […]