What To Know
- NASA Makes Major Discovery on Mars“The unique information obtained in our study lays the foundation for colonizing space using plants naturally selected to adapt to extreme stress conditions,” the researchers explain in the paper detailing their study, published July 1.
- Stuart McDaniel, a moss specialist at the University of Florida, explains the importance of plants in space.
- “Growing terrestrial plants is an important part of any long-term space mission, because plants efficiently convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates—essentially the air and food that humans need to survive.
NASA Makes Major Discovery on Mars“The unique information obtained in our study lays the foundation for colonizing space using plants naturally selected to adapt to extreme stress conditions,” the researchers explain in the paper detailing their study, published July 1. Stuart McDaniel, a moss specialist at the University of Florida, explains the importance of plants in space: “Growing terrestrial plants is an important part of any long-term space mission, because plants efficiently convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates—essentially the air and food that humans need to survive.” But let’s not get carried away. The experiments, while they simulate the living conditions of the planet being studied, do not promise 100% reliability. Still, the finding is “encouraging.”
