Scientists Grow Plants In Lunar Soil

For the first time ever, scientists have grown plants in soil from space, not Earth. How did this incredible achievement happen? Let’s find out.

Rakhi Chakraborty • 25 May, 2022 • 7 Min

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Plants grown on Earth's soil are on the left. Plants grown on the Moon's soil are on the right. Photo by Tyler Jones / University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.; https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/plants_in_soil_from_the_moon5.jpg

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