In a NASA-funded study, scientists at the University of Florida grew plants in soil collected from the moon, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Communications Biology.
The study is paramount to NASA's long-term goals in human space exploration, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said in a press release. The research could also have implications for plants growing in harsh conditions on Earth, he added.
"We'll need to use resources found on the Moon and Mars to develop food sources for future astronauts living and operating in deep space," Nelson said.
Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon
The study makes use of lunar soil samples collected from Apollo 11, 12 and 17.
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I don't normally follow space stuff cause I am skeptical of things they say and do but this is interesting. Using moon soil to grow plants works but I feel like they are leaving out other factors that require plants to grow, things the moon just don't have! lol
I wonder if they are intending on making the moon some livable space or something.