Scientists Grow Plants in Moon Soil for the First Time

Photo caption: Plants grown in soil from the moon. Photo courtesy of UF/IFAS. Photo credit: Tyler Jones. Article by Shea Swenson. Modern Farmer – May 20, 2022.

The seeds grew in lunar soil collected during Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions decades ago.

Growing greens just went lunar. For the first time, scientists have successfully grown plants using lunar soil—known as lunar regolith— collected from past moon expeditions. Scientists at the University of Florida conducted the experiment using a well-studied plant known as Arabidopsis thaliana, […]

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