It didn’t last long, but thanks to China’s Chang’e 4 lander there was a very brief period about a week ago when mankind knew that life existed somewhere other than Earth.
China’s mission to the Moon brought with it a tiny enclosed ecosystem that included tiny seeds in soil, and the country’s space agency eagerly announced that the seeds had sprouted. Unfortunately, things have gone a bit downhill since that monumental moment, and the extreme temperatures of the lunar surface ultimately doomed the plants to an early death.
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China successfully grew plants on the Moon, but they promptly died originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 11:59:43 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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