The NASA-funded system can form building materials with no outside intervention, which could lead to 3D printing in space.

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Synthetic lichens could transform Martian dust into self-growing habitats for future Mars bases and 3D printed buildings.

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“On July 1, the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, ...

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