The ground-breaking experiment has given researchers hope that it may be possible to one day grow plants directly on the Moon. That would save future space missions much hassle and expense, facilitating longer and farther trips
This University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) handout photo shows several Arabidopsis plants sprouting from lunar soil at a laboratory at the University of Florida in Gainesville. A tiny pot of soil, but a big step for space agriculture: scientists have, for the first time, grown plants in a few grams of lunar soil, brought back decades ago by the Apollo astronauts. (Credits: Tyler JONES / UF/IFAS Communications / AFP)