Rice Grown On The Moon?

Rice Grown On The Moon?

SENDAI, JAPAN — Securing sustainable food supplies is a key challenge for long-term human exploration and potential habitation of the Moon. The Moon’s soil contains no organic material, and essential plant nitrogen sources like ammonia and nitrate are virtually nonexistent. Researchers from Tohoku University and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) addressed this obstacle by creating a green, energy-efficient plasma technology capable o…

Rice is Nice…on the Moon!

Researchers from Tohoku University and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are diving into securing sustainable food supplies on the Moon. First of all, the Moon’s soil contains no organic material, and essential plant nitrogen sources like ammonia and nitrate are virtually nonexistent. A new idea has cropped up: the potential of plasma technology for […]