Hypergravity odyssey of Earth's tiniest plant
Paris (ESA) Oct 09, 2023
The smallest flowering plant on Earth might become a nutritious foodstuff for astronauts in the future, as well as a highly efficient source of oxygen. To help test their suitability for space, floating clumps of watermeal - individually the size of pinheads - were subjected to 20 times normal Earth gravity aboard ESA's Large Diameter Centrifuge by a team from Mahidol University in Thailand.