Miso is a traditional Japanese condiment made by fermenting cooked soybeans and salt. Researchers successfully made miso on the International Space Station (ISS). They found that the miso smelled and ...

The researchers first created a ready-to-ferment miso mixture using cooked soyabeans, salt and rice that had previously been fermented with a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae. The soon-to-be miso was ...

Beyond proving that miso can ferment in microgravity, the study opens doors to new possibilities in space food systems. For ...

A miso test on the International Space Station shows fermenting food is not only possible in space, it adds nuttier notes to the Japanese condiment.

Japanese cuisine wouldn’t be the same without miso — but astronauts wanting use the fermented soybean staple in space one day ...

This marks the first time scientists deliberately fermented food in space, opening up new possibilities for future astronauts ...

to prepare for their flight to the International Space Station. The arrival of Crew-10 at the ISS will allow for Crew-9 and the Starliner astronauts to return home to Earth. The Starliner crew ...

Moore, a space nutritionist, partnered with NASA and SpaceX to send the first mushrooms into orbit.

Mushrooms are a nutritional powerhouse. They naturally contain vitamin D, potassium, selenium, and copper — nutrients ...

Now, they're one small step closer. Astronaut Megan McArthur, who's spent 200 days on the International Space Station, felt a special connection to the project, saying she cried the first time she ...

The two spent more than eight months on the International Space Station, even though they initially expected to stay for about eight days. The capsule splashed down off the coast of Tallahassee ...

They spent nine months orbiting Earth on the International Space Station. Long-term ISS missions aren't unusual, except these particular astronauts weren't planning on an extended stay.