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A robot chemist powered by artificial intelligence could solve the puzzle of providing oxygen to humans on Mars, according to the results of a new study. The study, published in Nature Synthesis, ...

A specific type of bacteria that lives in the strangest places on Earth may be the answer to providing a sustainable oxygen supply to colonists living on the surface of Mars. NASA, along with a select ...

Microscopic ocean algae produce a huge share of Earth’s oxygen—but they need iron to do it. New field research shows that ...

One of the most significant obstacles to human interstellar travel is our inability to breathe in the deep recesses of space. Oxygen is essential to life and isn't available in the same capacity as on ...

A robotic space chemist could create oxygen on Mars using materials from the planet's surface, Chinese researchers behind the project say. A refrigerator-sized machine equipped with artificial ...

A robot created chemicals to make oxygen from Martian rocks. The same process would have taken a human 2,000 years, according to researchers. The robot could one day help create human settlements on ...

Chinese astronauts have just created rocket fuel and oxygen in space using a new type of "artificial photosynthesis." The ...

Scientists have developed a crystal that can "breathe" oxygen, which could transform everything from clean energy devices to smart windows. A team led by Professor Hyoungjeen Jeen of Pusan National ...

The first experiment to produce oxygen on another planet has come to an end on Mars after exceeding NASA’s initial goals and demonstrating capabilities that could help future astronauts explore the ...