Moon-Rice project develops super-dwarf, protein-rich rice varieties for space missions and extreme Earth environments.

Now, the Moon-Rice project, a collaborative effort led by the Italian Space Agency and three Italian universities, aims to develop a “super-dwarf” rice variety ideal for sustained space habitation and ...

Learn about the Moon-Rice project, which aims to create rice crops that can grow in space and help keep astronauts healthy.

New Delhi: During the final leg of his space mission, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla transformed into a farmer. He is ...

Beyond that, plants are excellent multitaskers. They produce oxygen (perhaps the most vital substance on a space station) and recycle waste and water. Growing plants in space also lets us learn more ...

Peggy Whitson, a retired NASA astronaut, is on her way back to the International Space Station for the fifth time as part of ...

In another fascinating study, Shukla conducted research on tardigrades, microscopic extremophiles renowned for surviving ...

Iowa astronaut Peggy Whitson is back in space, this time as the leader of the Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station.

Shubhanshu Shukla successfully grew ‘moong’ and ‘methi’ seeds in space to study how microgravity affects germination and early plant development.

The astronauts spent their time on the ISS researching areas such as water sanitization technology, plant growth in various conditions and fire behavior in microgravity, NASA said.

Peggy Whitson, a retired NASA astronaut, is on her way back to the International Space Station for the fifth time as part of SpaceX Axiom Mission 4.