NASA is launching a major mission to look for habitable spots on Jupiter’s moon Europa

J Lloyd

Learn more about NASA's upcoming mission to Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon in an article published in The Conversation.

Supply Chain Sustainability in Outer Space: Lessons to Be Learnt from Remote Sites on Earth

MV Hoyos, V Hessel, E Salas, J Culton, K Robertson, A Laybourn, M Escribà-Gelonch, N Cook & M de Zwart

This review describes learnings for human habitation in space from remote communities on Earth that have developed and survived over generations.

Optimising plant form and function for controlled environment agriculture in space and on earth

M Kamran, L Auroux, K Johnson & MG Lewsey

In this review, we propose several areas of research and development to produce plants suited to space settlements.

Green horizons: how plant synthetic biology can enable space exploration and drive on Earth sustainability

MF Morgan, M Gilliham & JC Mortimer

This review article explores how plant synthetic biology can enable space exploration and drive on Earth sustainability.

Conceptualising sustainability in outer space resource utilisation

M de Zwart, S Henderson & M Neumann

This article examines the meaning of the concept of sustainability with respect to space activities, with specific emphasis on the extraction and utilisation of space resources.

CRISPRi-based circuits to control gene expression in plants

MA Khan, G Herring, JY Zhu, M Oliva, E Fourie, B Johnston, Z Zhang, J Potter, L Pineda, J Pflueger, T Swain, C Pflueger, JPB Lloyd, D Secco, I Small, BN Kidd & R Lister

The construction of synthetic gene circuits in plants has been limited by a lack of orthogonal and modular parts. Here, we implement a CRISPRi-based reversible gene circuit platform in plants.

Digital Twins in Agriculture: Orchestration and Applications

M Escribà-Gelonch, S Liang, P van Schalkwyk, I Fisk, N Van Duc Long & V Hessel

In this review, Digital Twin technology is critically reviewed and framed in the context of recent advances in precision agriculture and Agriculture 4.0.

Assessment of changes in sensory perception, biometrics and emotional response for space exploration by simulating microgravity positions

CG Viejo, N Harris & S Fuentes

This study employed sensory trials and biometrics from video using simulated microgravity chairs to simulate alterations in sensory perception akin to those encountered in space conditions.

UK-US-Australia collaboration scales plant growth in preparation for space exploration

University of Adelaide Newsroom

Read about a collaborative project involving the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space and led by UK company Vertical Future.

Why do food and drink taste different in space?

C Gonzalez Viejo & S Fuentes

Learn why food and beverages taste different in space in an article published in Pursuit.

Plants to be grown on the Moon when humans return

La Trobe University Newsroom

Read about the Lunar Effects on Agricultural Flora (LEAF) project, which involves a consortium of partners including the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space.

Build a Martian garden for National Science week