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Moon soil used to grow plants for first time in breakthrough test

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BBC News

Publication Date
2022-05-13

Scientists have grown plants in lunar soil for the first time, an important step towards making long-term stays on the moon possible. Researchers used small samples of dust collected during the 1969-1972 Apollo missions to grow a type of cress.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61434295