Astronauts May Grow Better Salads On Mars Than On The Moon

Simulated Martian soil supports plant life, but questions about extraterrestrial plant growth remain. Originally published: Sep 11 2014 - 2:45pm, Inside Science News ServiceBy: Patricia Waldron, Contributor(Inside Science) -- Any explorers visiting Mars and the moon will have to boldly grow where no man has grown before.Setting up lunar or Martian colonies will require that explorers raise their own food. New research finds that simulated Martian soil supported plant life better than both simula...