Scientists Take Giant First Step Toward Lunar Farming
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Scientists Take Giant First Step Toward Lunar Farming
Scientists Take, Giant First Step , Toward Lunar Farming.
'Time' reports that NASA's Artemis program
aims to return American astronauts to the
moon and establish permanent lunar bases.
'Time' reports that NASA's Artemis program
aims to return American astronauts to the
moon and establish permanent lunar bases.
This means they must use the moon's soil,
referred to as regolith, as a medium
to grow crops in lunar greenhouses.
With NASA prepping themselves
to go back to the moon for longer excursions,
it became much more relevant that we
understand how resources that are in situ on
the moon can be used to further exploration, Anna-Lisa Paul, horticulturist
and lead author of the paper, via 'Time'.
According to a new study published
in 'Communications Biology,' scientists have
successfully grown crops in lunar soil for the first time.
The research was carried out
at the University of Florida by a team
of two horticulturalists and one geologist.
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The plants grown in lunar soil were smaller
and developed more slowly than control plants
grown in terrestrial volcanic soil.
The results led the team to suggest that
the age of the soil plays a crucial role
in determining the success of crops.
What we found was that the regoliths
that were more mature were indeed
more toxic to the plants, or at least they
presented a more toxic response, Anna-Lisa Paul, horticulturist
and lead author of the paper, via 'Time'.
What we could simply do in the absence
of other constraining factors, is land
and establish a habitat on a lunar surface
that is significantly younger than
the Apollo 11, 12, and 17 sites, Stephen Elardo, geologist and co-author, via 'Time'
Boeing called off its first astronaut launch, ferrying two NASA test pilots to the International Space Station, because of a valve problem on its Starliner capsule. But if engineers find a solution quickly, another countdown could be expected in the next 24-hours.
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NASA Reestablishes , Connection With Distant , Voyager 1 Space Probe.
The news comes after engineers at
the agency worked for months
attempting to fix the 46-year-old probe.
In December, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
said that the probe, now a staggering 15 billion miles
away from Earth, was transmitting gibberish code. .
On April 23, the JPL announced that
the team was once again receiving
usable data from the spacecraft.
Currently, the probe is only
transmitting data regarding the status
of the ship's engineering systems.
The next step is to enable
the spacecraft to begin
returning science data again, JPL statement, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that Voyager 1 has been in
operation for nearly half a century after launching
in 1977 with the goal of studying Jupiter and Saturn.
In August of 2012, Voyager crossed into
interstellar space, becoming the first
human-made object to leave the solar system.
The probe is currently traveling at a staggering
36,800 miles per hour through space.
NASA plans to collect data from the two
Voyager spacecraft for a few more years,
but the space agency expects to lose
contact with the probes within the next decade
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This Is Why Some Foods , Are So Polarizing.
Foods such as cilantro, mushrooms, blue cheese and mayonnaise certainly have their haters.
Foods such as cilantro, mushrooms, blue cheese and mayonnaise certainly have their haters.
Foods such as cilantro, mushrooms, blue cheese and mayonnaise certainly have their haters.
Foods such as cilantro, mushrooms, blue cheese and mayonnaise certainly have their haters.
Biopsychologists say that the reasons why some foods elicit such a visceral reaction are complex.
Our language is really limited when we say food tastes a certain way. , Julie Mennella, Monell Chemical Senses Center,
via CNN.
Oftentimes, a person's genetics plays a huge role
in how they perceive certain foods.
For instance, people with a particular gene can be more sensitive to the smell of cilantro.
It usually has to
do with the odor, Julie Mennella, Monell Chemical Senses Center,
via CNN.
It's actually your sense of smell that allows you to distinguish between something like strawberry and cherry Jell-O, Julie Mennella, Monell Chemical Senses Center,
via CNN.
In addition, experts say that some
reactions to foods are hardwired.
We like sweet and hate bitter, Linda Bartoshuk, University of Florida, via CNN.
Not liking [foods that are bitter] is a built-in defense mechanism, Linda Bartoshuk, University of Florida, via CNN.
Despite this, food preparation and simply getting used to the qualities of particular foods can lead to changes in taste.
You may taste cruciferous vegetables as more bitter, but that doesn't mean you can't grow to like them, Linda Bartoshuk, University of Florida, via CNN.
Your biology is not your destiny, Linda Bartoshuk, University of Florida, via CNN.
Not to say genetics aren't important. But when you're an omnivore and open to these foods, you learn to like what
you eat, Linda Bartoshuk, University of Florida, via CNN
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