Can We Grow Plants On the Moon?

Despite how easy it looks in movies, growing plants on other planets is trickier than you might imagine.

Hosted By: Reid Reimers
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Sources:
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   • Plants in Space  
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Images:
https://www.gettyimages.com/
https://www.nasa.gov/content/growing-...
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ve...
https://www.nasa.gov/content/plant-ha...
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https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/re...
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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/research...
   • Moving Water in Space - 8K Ultra HD  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...
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