Thinking about food systems in deep space likely brings to mind something like The Martian where an astronaut is scratching barely enough food to survive out of potatoes grown in Martian regolith. Or ...

With the upcoming Artemis II lunar mission, we thought it would be fun to explore some of the foods astronauts have eaten ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Outer space has incredible views but the food could use some work. There’s a long and storied history of developing food for space ...

Space travel has always pushed the boundaries of human exploration, but what about the food that sustains astronauts on these long journeys? As researchers turn to unconventional options, insects are ...

I have “mugi miso” (barley miso paste) and “genmai miso” (brown rice miso paste) now fermenting in the storage room of my home.

Astronauts can't enjoy the bliss of home cooking in space, but they may soon be able to eat heartier and healthier meals with one staple ingredient as the star: rice. The simple crop has the potential ...

It might be cool to be an astronaut, but life in orbit has its downsides. The food, for example, will be somewhat limited compared to what you can enjoy back on terra firma, though it’s true that over ...

There was a 15 or so year blip in history when space–and massive government programs to explore space–was very cool. All a food company had to do was take, say, a powdered orange drink, slap a phrase ...

Humankind has been fascinated with space travel for quite some time. The 1960s were the height of our obsession, when the U.S. and Russia competed for the stars, children dreamed of becoming ...