WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - Scientists for the first time have grown seeds in soil from the moon - samples retrieved during NASA missions in 1969 and 1972 - in an achievement that heralds the ...

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China is pretty intent on setting space records at the moment. Having recently become the first nation to successfully land a rover on the far side of the moon, the country’s state-run newspaper, the ...

The moon is an inhospitable place. In the sunlight, temperatures hit highs of 260 degrees Fahrenheit, in the dark, it can reach a miserable minus 280. Radiation is high and water is scarce. But ...

The moon is a lifeless rock, but despite no living thing ever having been found on its desolate surface, some forms of Earth life might be able to make it. In collaboration with start-up Lunaria One, ...

Researchers grew plants in soil — from the moon — for the first time ever, according to a new study. Scientists from the University of Florida showed that plants can grow in lunar soil, according to a ...

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 ...

Ipomoea alba or Moon flower morning glory was the first mystery plant this week. When you hear moon flower, there are two plants with that common name –moon vine– Ipomoea alba; and moon bush, or ...

Before China finished packing up its Chang'e 4 lunar lander to be blasted off on a never-before-accomplished journey to the far side of the moon, scientists slipped in a small tank holding plant seeds ...