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Researchers at the University of Florida have found that plants can grow in moon soil, collected during the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions, according to a study published Thursday.

Scientists are celebrating having taken the first steps toward growing plants on the Moon

Scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.In a new paper published in the journal “Communications Biology,” University of Florida researchers showed that plants can suc

Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a watershed moment in lunar and space exploration. In a new research paper published in the journal Communications Biology on May 12, 2022, University of...

Scientists from the University of Florida have shown that plants can successfully sprout and grow in lunar soil

A University of Florida distinguished professor has been named co-chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicines 2023-32 Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space, a NASA-sponsored guide for the next 10 years worth of scientific study priorities. Rob Ferl, a professor of horticultural sciences with UFs Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and principal investigator with the UF Space Plants Lab, will co-chair the committee tasked to cre...