A collaboration between researchers in Chile and Australia is helping to develop crops that will thrive in space - and on our changing planet.
Lichens are tough enough to survive 18 months in space, and researchers are engineering them to produce useful chemicals.
Recent research suggests that compost will be the key to growing potatoes in lunar soil.
An experiment launched on China's Shenzhou-23 mission aims to grow two consecutive generations of rice seeds in orbit.
The Advanced Plant Habitat is returning to Earth, after nearly 10 years in space.
Three recent Ohio University graduates have designed a plant biology experiment that launched watercress to the International Space Station on CRS-34.
A new research facility designed to simulate the conditions of space habitats has opened in Switzerland.
The seeds of my idea to document all of the Tomatosphere missions have finally borne fruit.
Human excrement composting (HEC) is a sustainable approach to sanitation and soil health, and could help to grow food on the Moon or Mars.
Header image: NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s solar panel and the lander’s Robotic Arm with a sample in the scoop. The image was taken just before...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has shared some more photos of ‘Spudnik’, the potato he grew during his most recent mission to the International Space Station. The latest photos show how microgravity is affecting the plant’s growth.
Header image: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway, Jessica Meir and Chris Williams took a moment to capture the occasion as they...
Quinoa seeds from Argentina will soon blast off on a mission to explore how plant material responds to spaceflight.
Canadian tree seeds are taking a trip round the Moon on Artemis II.
China is celebrating 10 years of space gardening.
Don Pettit has released some details of his latest unorthodox space plants experiment - and it's spudtacular!
Mycelium threads spreading through substrate – not the lunar surface, though it could pass for one. Image credit: E Doughty A product originally designed to...
Even tough little tardigrades struggle to live on Martian regolith - a quick wash could make it much more hospitable.
Plants grown in space from Hungarian seeds have made their way back to Debrecen University for analysis.
Header image: The ‘Myles’ variety of chickpea was chosen for this study as its compact size and resiliency support crop production in space-limited mission environments....
Header image: This screenshot, captured from a video report released by China Media Group (CMG) on 18 February 2026, shows the crew of the Shenzhou...
Crew-12 have at least three plant experiments on the To Do list for their mission to the International Space Station.
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