Space
Crop scientists are first to grow chickpeas in simulated ‘moondust’
Texas A&M graduate student grows chickpeas in amended moondust
Understanding how plants can survive in space
Testing sensors for deployment in a spaceflight or lunar or martial habitats
Webb Telescope smokes out universe’s most distant organic molecules
Texas A&M astronomer and collaborators find complex organic molecules in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years from Earth
Introducing … smell-evision? Adding scents to virtual reality could help astronauts cope with isolation during long missions
A description of the NASA-supported study appears in the journal Acta Astronautica
Farming the cosmos: NASA-funded study investigates effects of space radiation on plants during interplanetary travel
Texas A&M-led team will focus on oxidation status, telomere length dynamics and genome stability
Replacing wheels with legs may help rovers to navigate ice, sand and other surfaces more easily on Mars and other planets
NASA invests $3 million in three-year A&M-USC project
Astronomers celebrate first images from James Webb Space Telescope
NASA issues collection of full-color images and spectroscopic data from $10 billion telescope
How do Io’s dunes move without wind? New model explains mystery
Study could provide insights about dunes on distant planets
Building on Mars: New method creates materials from available soils
Texas A&M chemist leads collaborative NASA-funded project for extraterrestrial construction