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Butterflies in Space
Header image: Monarch butterflies in the CSI-03 habitat onboard the International Space Station during ISS Expedition 21/22. Image courtesy of BioServe Space Technologies, Boulder, CO....
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February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale
Researchers grew mushrooms from mycelium that spent a month in space - and they were delicious!
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February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Mission Report: 27 January 2026
My latest round-up of news from the world of space plants and astrobotany includes seeds flying on Artemis II, Grok growing a potato, liverworts, space puddles and a new Deep Space Food Challenge!
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January 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Ancestral Crop Makes a Comeback – and Eyes the Stars
Header image: Quinoa growing in a UK garden, December 2009. Image credit: Emma Doughty Argentina’s agricultural research agency INTA has proposed sending seeds of a...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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Martian Grow: Cannabis Seeds in Space
The Martian Grow project has big plans with space-flown Cannabis seeds in 2026.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Space Agriculture Testing Planned for Saudi Desert Mars Base
Orbite Inc. has partnered with Interstellar Lab to test advanced food production systems at a Mars analog facility in Saudi Arabia.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Barley on Mars: Two Teams, One Goal
More than one researcher dreams of one day growing barley on Mars.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Moss Survives Space, Media Loses Plot
Moss spores survived 9 months outside the International Space Station - the latest in a short line of amazingly tough organisms.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Mission Report: 18 November 2025
My round-up of news from the world of space plants and astrobotany this week includes indoor edamame, insects for space food, lichen on Mars and more space beer!
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November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Mission Report: 11 November 2025
My round-up of stories from the world of space plants and gardening this week includes Indian microgreens growing in a Martian shelter, low-tech space agriculture & an ESA project to grow protein from thin air!
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November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein – learning how could boost human resilience, too
Tardigrades are the only known animal to survive in outer space. They can also endure radiation levels up to 2,000 times higher than human cells. How do they do it?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Mission Report: 4 November 2025
My top stories from the world of space plants and gardening this week include Brazilian space plants in an Italian cave, merry space farmers and a Mongolian analog!
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November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Mission Report: 28 October 2025
My round-up of stories from the world of space plants and gardening this week includes sub-orbital Iranian seeds, ultrasonic e-nozzles, microbes in EDEN ISS & an analog hidden in a Swiss mountain!
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October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Mission Report: 21 October 2025
My Top 10 Stories from the world of space plants and gardening this week include Polish seeds on a suborbital flight, astrobotany in the World’s Largest Analog and fava beans growing in Mars regolith simulant.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The time is ripe for chronoculture
A better understanding of circadian rhythms in crop plants can help improve agricultural production.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Mission Report: 14 October 2025
My round-up of stories from the world of space plants and gardening. this week includes Iranian space plants, gypsophytes for Mars, Antarctic regolith and more!
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October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable
Biosphere 2 is now a test bed for understanding how life transforms landscapes, from local areas to whole planets.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Mission Report: 7 October 2025
My top stories from the world of space plants and gardening this week include Russian rare plants from Bion-M No. 2, creative approaches to Mars agriculture and yoghurt made with ants!
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October 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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High-altitude yeast: from rocket to pint glass
A Cincinnati brewery has made beer from yeast that aerospace engineering students launched on a rocket.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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GotG68: The Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE)
In November 1997, the first Ukrainian astronaut – Leonid Kadenyuk – conducted a variety of plant experiments on the space shuttle, as part of the...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Mission Report: 23 September 2025
My top stories from the world of space plants and gardening this week include plant experiments that launched on NS-35, synthetic lichen and a chance to send your name to the Moon!
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September 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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EPiC: Growing Medicines and Materials in Space
A biomanufacturing project could transform how we produce essential supplies on Earth and beyond.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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One Small Steep: Tea Plants Thrive in Lunar Soil
UK researchers successfully grew tea plants in simulated lunar soil - but future Martians won't get a homegrown cuppa.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Mission Report: 16 September 2025
My top stories from the world of space plants and gardening this week include an upcoming webinar, space plants storytelling, freeze-dried snacks and an underground library!
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September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Space farming goes VROOM
A French space farming project is investigating the use of 3D printed spiral plugs to grow legumes on the Moon.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM