Space travel is heating up, both by NASA and private enterprises, with bold adventurers and scientists looking to eventually send humans to Mars. One of the challenges of such a multiyear mission in ...

During a future Thanksgiving in low-Earth orbit, astronauts may bio-farm healthy holiday salads of microgreens, vegetables, mushrooms, sprouts — and ground-up insect larvae — inside their space ...

It’s a long journey to get to outer space, but Boulder scientist Jim Sears is now one step closer to realizing his dream of seeing his space-ready oven cooking away on the International Space Station.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Going to space has its perks but fresh, nutritious food isn't one of them. NASA's Deep Space Food ...

There are no grocery stores on Mars, and resupply from Earth is many months away. As much food as future astronauts to the red planet may pack for the trip, inevitably, they'll have to create some ...

Learn how scientists are tackling the nutritional challenges of space exploration.

TOKYO >> A new certification aims to promote the development of sophisticated space food needed for long-term stays in space. Amid big dreams of space travel, an academic society has created an ...