Scientists Grow Edible Plants in Moon Soil

Project has potential to provide food for future lunar colonies

Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong's right foot leaves a footprint in the lunar soil on 20 July, 1969, as he and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to set foot on the surface of the moon. Lunar soil brought back to Earth by the mission has b been used to grow plants. NASA/AFP via Getty Images

Researchers have grown plants in the soil of the Moon, according to a recent report from NASA.

The study not only can help scientists better overcome food scarcity here on Earth, but it can also help them develop food sources for future humans living or traveling in space.