The following is an excerpt from the monthly Launchpad newsletter, where resident space expert Leah Crane travels through the solar system and beyond. You can sign up for Launchpad for free here.
Perhaps the most unpleasant thing about any place other than Earth is that (as far as we know) there are no trees there. But with scientists around the world researching ways to grow plants in space and other worlds, it might someday become a reality…
Source: www.newscientist.com