If we were ever to send humans to Mars for a long-term or permanent visit, then it’d be essential that we develop some sort of renewable food source. One idea would be planting vegetables in Martian ...

Of the many challenges involved in sending humans on the journey to Mars, figuring out how to pack enough food for such a lengthy trip looms large. Of course, astronauts will need food on their way to ...

A study on growing plants on Mars titled "Farming on Mars: Treatment of basaltic regolith soil and briny water simulants sustains plant growth" has been published in the journal PLOS One. Researchers ...

Space exploration has always been about solving extraordinary challenges. Among these, ensuring astronauts’ health and sustainability on long-term missions has emerged as a critical focus. NASA’s ...

If you haven't been to see the life-sized model of the Mars rover and helicopter at Clark Planetarium yet, you need to go! The exhibit is on display in the lobby, but will only be there until November ...

What would it take to make a cobb salad on Mars? How would you grow the lettuce, or raise the chickens? NASA launched a challenge Tuesday that aims to answer questions like these.

Humans have stepped foot on the moon, but we haven't made it to Mars. Yet. Amid the myriad barriers, a key issue to sending a crew to Mars is food. Weight, volume and longevity limit the kinds – and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mosses are among Earth's great terraformers, turning barren rock into fertile soils, and now a team of scientists is proposing ...

At first glance, Syntrichia caninervis looks like a dust bunny or a gray, low-lying shrub. But this humble moss is known for surviving harsh conditions that most plants find uninhabitable, like the ...

What will it take to sustain humans on Mars? The answer is self-sufficiency far away from Earth's protective harbor. Utah State University scientists Bruce Bugbee and Lance Seefeldt were part of the ...

What plants would be most suitable for a future Mars settlement? This is what a recent study published in The Innovation hopes to address as a team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...