Space exploration and life on other planets has been the stuff of science fiction for hundreds of years but a new material could be the key to building life on Mars.
Scientists at the University of Manchester have created StarCrete, made from a special combination of space dust, salt and potato starch and say it is a the perfect solution to transporting heavy materials to the red planet.
Potatoes aren't the only ingredient that appears to work with researchers literally putting their blood, spit, and tears into StarCrete, lead researcher Dr Aled Roberts joked: "You don't want to know what else I tried."
