'Martian Gardens' Help Scientists Find the Best Veggies to Grow on Mars

'Martian Gardens' Help Scientists Find the Best Veggies to Grow on Mars

A human round-trip journey to Mars may take as long as two and a half years, and one major challenge for these kinds of extended missions is determining how to pack enough food for those astronauts. Simulated "Martian gardens," developed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Tech Buzz Aldrin Space Institute, are helping researchers overcome food production challenges associated with Mars' barren landscape.