martian soil
Want to Start a Farm on Mars? This Rover Will Find Out if it’s Possible
Travelling to Mars has its own challenges. The distance alone makes the journey something of a mission in itself. Arrive…
3 weeks ago
The First Crops on Mars Should be Alfalfa and Cyanobacteria. Then Comes Tastier Plants
Mark Watney can keep his potatoes. Real astronauts should grow alfalfa. (more…)
2 years ago
Now You Can Buy Fake Mars Dirt for $20/Kilogram. Obviously You’ll Want to Know if Potatoes Can Grow in it
Researchers from UCF have developed a standarized, scientific way to create Martian soil simulant, which could accelerate efforts to colonize…
6 years ago
Mars is 1000x Drier Than the Driest Places on Earth
A new study led by NASA's Ames Research Center has indicated that microorganisms are not likely to survive in Mars'…
6 years ago
Good News, Martian Colonists Can Eat All the Radishes They Want
Based on recent experiments led by a Dutch research team and MarsOne, we now know which crops can be grown…
8 years ago
What is Lunar Regolith?
When you're walking around on soft ground, do you notice how your feet leave impressions? Perhaps you've tracked some of…
9 years ago