Work began on tracking and mapping lost crop production using satellites and remote sensing. It’s one of many assignments ...

Lettuce grown in space contains 29-31% less calcium and 25% less magnesium than Earth crops, creating serious health risks ...

Oakland resident Ryan Dowdy came up with the idea for READYBAR while working on food systems for the International Space Station.

If you make the mistake of eating a gassy chickpea salad for lunch at the office, you might feel a little rumbling in your stomach during your afternoon meetings. But if your job is located in outer ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is best known for space exploration, but the organization’s data is also publicly used for an array of purposes to support agriculture, including ...

Missions to the moon and Mars pose nutritional challenges for astronauts. Now, a new paper on space-grown food poses ...

NASA has announced eight winning teams and awarded $750,000 in prizes in the second phase of the agency’s Deep Space Food Challenge. The winning teams will move on to compete in the third and final ...

Astronaut Megan McArthur on the iSS wearing a green shirt has a taco floating in front of her. Credits: NASA NASA has selected 11 finalists in Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food Challenge, a public ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) face unique challenges during extended missions, including limited access to fresh food. While NASA ensures sufficient supplies to meet their ...

On Jan. 13, Ryan Dowdy was thrilled to learn he'd won a prestigious grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA's Small Business Innovation Research program appeared to be a perfect fit ...

Astronaut on moon next to American flag and lunar rover - Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock On March 23, 1965, NASA launched astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and John Young ...

Work began on tracking and mapping lost crop production using satellites and remote sensing. It’s one of many assignments ...