Astronauts could mine asteroids for food someday, scientists say
(Image credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona) Material harvested from asteroids could be used to sustain astronauts during long-duration space missions. Researchers from Western University’s Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have identified a way to produce edible biomass, aka food , using microbes and the organic compounds found in asteroids. Their proposed process addresses the issueContinue Reading