Could Astronauts Grow Rice on the Moon?

NASA's Apollo 12 mission photo shows an astronaut on the Moon's surface holding a container of lunar soil, with the other astronaut reflected in his helmet visor (Credit : NASA)

Scientists in Japan have built a low power device that pulls nitrogen straight from the air and turns it into fertiliser, then used it to successfully grow rice in simulated lunar soil. Along the way, they stumbled on an unexpected bonus that could make crops both healthier and better suited to life in space, one with surprising promise for farms back on Earth too.

Universe Today
Go to Source

Comments are closed, but trackbacks and pingbacks are open.