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NASA awards Tuscarora, Independence aerospace teams
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NASA awards Tuscarora, Independence aerospace teams
A Florida Middle School is participating in a science experiment selected by NASA. They want to see if they can grow crops in moon soil.
A pair of University of Central Florida researchers has developed new methods to produce energy and materials from the harmful greenhouse gas, methane.
Manassas Park Middle School in Manassas, Virginia was awarded Best Overall Middle School in the international Plant the Moon Challenge.
By DAVID GRAVELY Pulaski County Public Schools Under the leadership of Tina Winesett, 45 eighth-grade students at Pulaski County Middle School are taking part in the Plant the Moon Challenge. The team is part of a global science experiment and research challenge to examine how vegetable crops can grow in lunar or Martian soil. Using real soil simulant from the University of Central Florida’s CLASS Exolith Lab, the team designed and is conducting a set of experiments using the simulant to grow crops for a future long-duration mission.