Trips to Mars will take so long that they won’t be able to pack enough food to sustain themselves — they’ll have to grow their own. But how do we grow food on another planet? Scientists ...

In the movie The Martian, an astronaut played by Matt Damon was able to survive on potatoes he grew on Mars with an unpleasant ... might be able to grow their own food with the help of Alfalfa ...

This eventually grows him enough food ... Mars-like conditions. "If the crops can tolerate the extreme conditions that we are exposing them to in our CubeSat, they have a good chance to grow ...

You might have heard about plans to establish a self‑sustaining city on Mars. Here’s what life would really be like on the ...