With lunar missions looming, scientists grow chickpeas in ‘moon dirt’

If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again. Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made mostly of simulated lunar soil, a step toward enabling astronauts on ​long-term moon missions to produce their own food. Researchers said harvestable chickpeas were grown in soil mixtures composed primarily […]