When a spacecraft is millions of miles from Earth, a simple medical emergency can become a catastrophe. Medications degrade faster in space than they do on the ground. In fact, studies of the ...

With the SpaceX IPO and success of the Artemis mission, long-distance space travel seems within reach. Researchers are working on solutions to feed astronauts in space.

Imagine biting into a crisp, garden-fresh salad and savoring juicy strawberries for dessert. But instead of your backyard, you're gazing out at a stark lunar landscape, Earth hanging like a precious ...

Sometime in the 2040s, humans may well reach a new frontier—Mars. To get there, we'll need sustainable sources of food, medicines and materials. But science can do both. And space research has a long ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration. In a new paper published in the journal Communications ...

Studies of plants and their responses to gravity and the space environment have concentrated on three main themes. The first is space horticulture, the study of how to grow plants successfully in ...