In April 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a small bioreactor carrying genetically engineered yeast into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It’s part of a larger plan to develop ...

NASA has awarded $750,000 in prizes to eight winning teams in its Deep Space Food Challenge. The winning teams will move on to compete in the third and final phase of the agency's challenge. The Deep ...

Astronauts often report that the joy of eating is lost in space. Food that tastes fabulous on Earth may become bland and boring in orbit. In fact, despite carefully designed diets, space travelers ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Creative researchers are working on solutions to feed astronauts during long-distance space ...

The ingredients for space yeast are fairly simple. "Astronaut breath, water, yeast starter, electricity, a rolling pin and we can make it happen," Stafford Sheehan, a finalist in the NASA-sponsored ...

Eating or drinking in space often brings up a range of questions from "How?" to "What it's like?" Do taste buds respond the same when gravity is lacking?

Takeshi Nikawa is a professor in the Department of Nutritional Physiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan, and chief director of the Institute ...

Long before humans reached orbit, insects had already shown they could handle the hurdles of spaceflight. Light, highly adaptable and nutritionally rich, these resilient animals present an attractive ...

Sometime in the 2040s, humans may well reach a new frontier—Mars. To get there, we'll need sustainable sources of food, medicines and materials. But science can do both. And space research has a long ...

A Michelin-starred chef is set to bring a new meaning to "elevating" a dish in 2025 — by serving a meal on the edge of space. Rasmus Munk, 33, of Denmark, has partnered with the Florida-based space ...