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flag British scientists grew tea plants in simulated lunar soil, a step toward sustainable Moon missions.

flag British scientists successfully grew tea plants in simulated lunar soil, a breakthrough suggesting future Moon missions could grow food. flag Led by the University of Kent and supported by Dartmoor Tea and other partners, the experiment showed tea saplings thrived in lunar regolith simulant under controlled greenhouse conditions, unlike in Martian simulant. flag The results, presented at a space agriculture workshop, offer hope for sustainable life on the Moon through in-situ resource utilization. flag Researchers say the findings could advance space farming and help address Earth’s soil degradation, with plans to test other crops and study plant responses in extraterrestrial conditions.

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