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Scientists have now grown plants in lunar soil for the first time

Researchers have grown Arabidopsis plants in lunar soil collected by NASA astronauts over fifty years ago on Apollo moon missions.

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These sealed lunar samples are finally being examined 50 years later

FIfty-year-old lunar samples are finally being analyzed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ahead of future Artemis missions.

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NASA cracks opens 50-year-old sealed extraterrestrial time capsule

Sample 73001 has finally been opened, after collection in 1972 by the NASA astronauts during the Apollo 17 mission to the moon.

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First ever NASA photographs taken on the Moon are up for auction

The Bruun Rasmussen auction house is auctioning a collection of NASA photographs from the Apollo missions and more on March 9th.

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Apollo 17 Moon rock reveals new details about the Moon's formation

A lunar rock brought back from the Apollo 17 has been freshly analysed, revealing the history of the moon isn't as we thought.

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NASA has opened up a flawless extraterrestrial Moon rock from 1972

NASA has cracked open an untouched Moon rock returned from 1972's Apollo 17 lunar mission.

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SpaceTT: Man last set foot on the moon 40 years ago today

Today marks 40 years since man last walked on the moon.