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World's tiniest flowering plant eyed as food for deep space astronauts
Original: World’s tiniest flowering plant could feed deep space astronauts
Reports say the world's smallest flowering plant, likely duckweed, is being studied as a possible food source for astronauts on long-duration deep space missions. The plant grows quickly, is highly nutritious, and takes up little space, making it a candidate for cultivation aboard spacecraft. Coverage is being syndicated widely across US regional newspapers, drawing attention to how future crews might feed themselves far from Earth.
Why now: Widely syndicated science coverage of a novel potential food source for long-duration spaceflight
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- World’s tiniest flowering plant could feed deep space astronauts · Nonstop Local News
- World’s tiniest flowering plant could feed deep space astronauts · Iosco County News Herald
- World’s tiniest flowering plant could feed deep space astronauts · Ashe Post & Times
- World’s tiniest flowering plant could feed deep space astronauts · Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
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