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Scientists took soil first collected during the Apollo moon missions and managed to get plants to sprout.

Full 'Flower Moon' coincides with a total lunar eclipse

That's one small pot of soil, one giant leap for man's knowledge of space agriculture: scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by astronauts in the Apollo program. The ground-breaking experiment, detailed in the journal Communications Biology on Thursday, has given researchers hope that…

Thale cress grew in the soil, but maybe not well. The materials were returned from Apollos 11, 12, and 17, proving we can eventually grow plants on the moon

What do you need to make your garden grow? As well as plenty of sunshine alternating with gentle showers of rain – and busy bees and butterflies to pollinate the plants – you need good, rich soil to provide essential minerals. But imagine you had no rich soil, or showers…

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are aligned with the Earth in the middle

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from the UK - here is when and where to be to see the moon turn red.

Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System. They enable modern weather forecasting, help scientists track environmental degradation and play a huge role in modern military technology.

In today's Inverse Daily, read science stories on NASA’s Moon woes, hidden delights under the Antarctica ice sheet, and female reproductive healthcare.

The last total lunar eclipse in the UK happened in January 2019

The Moon will turn a deep blood red colour during the eclipse on May 16