The Role of Space Agriculture in Long-Duration Space Missions

Sandeep K S
Aug 16
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Updated: Nov 2

A member of the space crop production team prepares materials for Veggie seed pillows inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/Cory S Huston — A team member at NASA's Kennedy Space Center prepares Veggie seed pillows for space crop production, ensuring they are ready for growing plants in microgravity. Credit: NASA/Cory S Huston.

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Meet Virgil, the galaxy that is rewriting black hole history

JWST has found evidence of a thick atmosphere on the ultra-hot Super-Earth TOI-561 b

Westerlund 1 is the biggest star cluster in our galaxy.