Chickpeas Grown on Moondust For the First Time, Unlocking Doors to Food Production For Lunar Missions in the Future

Medicine & Technology Feb 05, 2024

For the first time, researchers were able to grow chickpeas from moondust mixed with soil fungi and vermicompost. Read to learn more.

GITAI, JAXA Partner to Develop Robot Model That Will Traverse the Moon’s Surface

Jun 13, 2022

GITAI, in partnership with JAXA, developed a robot model called R1 to traverse the surface of the moon. Read to know how it may help in space exploration.

Moon Gardening: Experiments of Growing Plants on 'Lunar Regolith' Yield Promising Results

Jun 03, 2022

Scholars from the University of Florida developed an effective way to grow plants on the lunar surface. Read more about the experiment and how it would help our astronauts in the future

From Exploration to 3D Printing Colonies: NASA Wants 3D Printing Simulation Included in ISS Cargo for Materials

Aug 16, 2021

NASA's most recent International Space Station resupply flight includes a machine to show 3D printing regolith on the Moon and other surfaces.

Regolith-to-Oxygen Transformation: European Firm Develops Tech to Make Astronauts Breathe on Moon

May 21, 2021

A new European firm is currently developing technology, a regolith-to-oxygen transformation that is, that will help one to breathe on the moon