In the not-too-distant future, astronauts could be drinking water harvested from their own urine, courtesy of a Dune-inspired system integrated into their spacesuit. If nothing else, it should ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American astronaut Joseph Tanner on a space walk at the International Space Station in September 2006 (Getty Images) Astronauts on ...

Cornell University scientists are looking to make one of the less cool but still practical parts of Dune a reality. In a new study this week, the team debuted a design for a spacesuit that recycles ...

Researchers have created a prototype spacesuit that’s capable of recycling urine into drinking water. Inspired by the “stillsuits” in the sci-fi classic Dune, the unique design could enable astronauts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spacesuit capable of absorbing moisture and recycling it into drinking water sounds like the stuff of science fiction. But a new ...

Astronauts on spacewalks may soon be able to drink their own urine, thanks to a water filtration and recycling system that could be ready in time for NASA’s upcoming crewed missions to the moon. Waste ...

Researchers developed two cost-effective systems that use urea in urine and wastewater to produce green hydrogen while helping remove nitrogen pollution from water. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have ...

As NASA and other space agencies move closer toward humans traveling to, and inhabiting the Moon and Mars, researchers are looking at how astronauts and future space dwellers can be more comfortable ...