It is not practical, however, to think you can plant corn or wheat in plain lunar soil in greenhouses on the moon and expect a bumper crop - or any crop at all. But scientists are taking steps ...

A new study shows that ground glass particles can be mixed with soil to produce a plant growth medium that's actually better than soil alone. Given the fact that both glass and sand are composed ...

Microbes have helped make Earth more habitable over the eons, and they could do the same on a smaller scale for the moon. Microbes could help unlock vital nutrients in lunar soil to one day help ...

A new technique for processing lunar soil may help foster plant growth on the moon in hopes for sustaining more long-term lunar missions. The European Space Agency (ESA) and Norwegian lunar ...

The reserve is located within a two-mile radius of the plant. According to Aiello, his lab saw hundreds-fold rise in the concentration of three heavy metals in the top layer of the soil. “ ...