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Scientists Grow and Harvest Chickpeas in Simulated Moon Dirt — A First for Lunar Agriculture

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have successfully grown and harvested chickpeas in simulated lunar regolith for the first time, using earthworm compost and mycorrhizal fungi to transform moon dirt into a viable growing medium — a breakthrough with major implications for feeding astronauts on future NASA Artemis lunar missions.