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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Astronauts could soon be eating moon hummus, study suggests

Astronauts may soon be eating homegrown chickpeas on the moon, scientists say, after they successfully grew the crop in simulated moon dirt.

Researchers at Texas A&M University managed to produce a batch of the legumes in imitated lunar regolith – the nutrient-poor dust that covers 75 per cent of the moon’s surface.

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