NASA scientist grows ‘Moon radishes’ in his own kitchen

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  • NASA is actively experimenting with the possibility of growing crops in simulated lunar soil.
  • NASA's JPL scientists have grown radishes in lunar soil simulant.
  • Experiments show that the plants respond better to lower moisture levels, which is great news.

Humans are headed back to the Moon. NASA wants to make it happen by 2024 — that might not happen, by the way — but even if it doesn't meet that ridiculous deadline, we'll see crewed missions to the lunar surface sooner rather than later. As Moon exploration ramps up, scientists are doing their best to learn how to grow things on other worlds, with the assumption being that mankind is going to need to set up shop on the Moon or Mars, and when they do, they're going to need something to eat.

The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on the work of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but researchers recently began at-home experiments to get an idea for how radishes might grow in soil from the Moon.

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