In a bold step toward sustainable space travel, scientists are engineering a radically small, protein-rich rice that can grow in space. The Moon-Rice project, led by the Italian Space Agency in collaboration with three universities, aims to create crops that thrive in microgravity while boosting astronaut nutrition and well-being.

Researchers are developing an historic project to design ultra-tiny, protein-filled rice that can grow in space. The Moon-Rice mission, spearheaded by the