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

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is conducting experiments to understand how microgravity affects germination and early plant ...

Once returned to Earth, the seeds will be cultivated over several generations to examine changes in their genetics, microbial ...

Shubhanshu Shukla, affectionately known as “Shux,” became the first Indian in over 40 years to live and work on the ...

The future of sustained space habitation depends on our ability to grow fresh food away from Earth. The revolutionary new ...

In the final leg of his space sojourn, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla turned into a farmer, taking photos of ‘moong’ and ‘methi’ seeds sprouting in petri dishes and inserting them into a storage f ...

Preparations for the Axiom-4 crew’s return are expected to begin soon, even though the return date is yet to be announced.

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 ...

Shukla turned farmer onboard the ISS, growing moong and methi seeds, PTI reported. He also took photographs of the seeds ...

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has been cultivating 'moong' and 'methi' seeds on the International Space Station (ISS), studying how microgravity affects plant development.

Pilot Shubhanshu “Shux” Shukla handled several plant-based experiments ... Information could make interface design better for ...