(Web Desk) - Growing fresh food hundreds of thousands of kilometres from Earth is one of the greatest challenges facing permanent human bases on the Moon and Mars. But the seeds of a rice ideal for ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

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

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

Modern space exploration mostly relies on shipments from Earth, but these rarely include fresh fruits or vegetables. Having ...

July's full moon, known as the "Buck Moon," will rise on July 10 as the farthest full moon from the sun in 2025.

Mayo Clinic physician and researcher Dr. Abba Zubair's work combines two passions—medicine and space—for the benefit of astronauts and people on Earth. His research in space is yielding discoveries in ...

What would it feel like to stand on the tiny moons of Mars,Phobos and Deimos? Explore the surreal experience of visiting Mars ...

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, is a subject of fascination for astronomers. Though significantly smaller than Earth, ...

Save the world and get fabulously wealthy doing so. Someone really should make a movie out of that scenario, before it ...

Freeze-dried foods first made their way into space during NASA’s Gemini Program, designed to sustain astronauts on missions ...