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Growing Earth-based plants on Mars could help us make its barren surface at least a little bit more habitable. "Cultivating terrestrial plants is an important part of any long-term space mission ...

caninervis to its limits and found that it can endure extreme cold, drought, and high levels of radiation—the conditions a plant would need to withstand to grow food on Mars. But what about ...

From left: A side-by-side comparison of an intercropped tomato plant grown in Martian regolith ... agricultural methods could be used on Mars, it may not be the “most logical approach” there ...

A small number of previous studies have tested the ability of microorganisms, algae, lichens, and plant spores to withstand the extreme environments of outer space or Mars, but this is the first ...

As NASA holds simulations to test how living on Mars would work, perhaps these plant-inspired robots could help find ways to rework Mars soil, allowing colonies to one day build greenhouses ...

"We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars," Trump said. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, a longtime proponent of ...

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said boots were imminent on the red planet. But chile — red or green — may not be coming on the trip. A 2021 experiment to grow New Mexico chile in ...

be able to actually grow any plant on Mars, nevermind food. At least until now, when scientists say they could have found one after all. It’s a kind of desert moss that thrives in a variety of ...

A future civilization on Mars could be accompanied by one very special and resilient little plant. A type of moss found in the desert—named Syntrichia caninervis—may be able to survive and grow in the ...

Growing Earth-based plants on Mars could help us make its barren surface at least a little bit more habitable. "Cultivating terrestrial plants is an important part of any long-term space mission ...