Niallia tiangongensis’ belongs to a family already known on Earth, but it’s a brand-new species. Experts say it “defies ...

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well ...

Scientists have discovered yet another never-before-seen strand of bacteria growing on a space station. This time it was ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analyzing samples taken from China's Tiangong space ...

Scientists have identified a new type of bacteria capable of withstanding harsh space conditions. The bacteria, retrieved ...

Scientists have discovered a new bacteria species called niallia tiangongensis aboard China's Tiangong space station.

The discoveries made in space do not always reach Earth immediately. In fact, the space stations that orbit our planet do so while inside they carry out different experiments that ...

The discovery of this new microbe is not immediately concerning but warrants careful study,” Javier Martin-Torres, the University of Aberdeen, Scotland professor of planetary science, said in an ...

Although there is no exact comparison to any known bacterium on Earth, the space bacteria shares some key genetic ...

Scientists discovered 'alien' bacteria on China’s Tiangong space station, raising questions about life in space.

China's discovery of Niallia tiangongensis, an evolving bacteria aboard the Tiangong space station, raises alarming concerns ...

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