In A First, Scientists Grow Plants In Soil From Moon
Their study, published in the journal Communications Biology, also investigated how plants respond biologically to the Moon's soil, also known as lunar regolith
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Their study, published in the journal Communications Biology, also investigated how plants respond biologically to the Moon's soil, also known as lunar regolith
Researchers grew plants in soil from the moon for the first time. | Business Insider Africa
Lunar soil was used to grow plants for the first time, suggesting that we may be able to produce food for astronauts off-world.
WASHINGTON — Scientists for the first time have grown seeds in soil from the moon — samples retrieved during National Aeronautics and Space Administration or Nasa missions in 1969 and 1972 — in an achievement that heralds the promise of using earthly plants to support human outposts on other worlds. Researchers said on Thursday (May 12) they planted seeds of...
Researchers said on Thursday they planted seeds in containers each bearing a gram of moon soil, and watched as they sprouted.