Astronauts might be able to use asteroid soil to grow crops
Lettuce, chili pepper and radish plants grew in mixtures of faux asteroid dirt and peat moss
![a black container of dark faux asteroid soil and peat moss, held by a man wearing a gray shirt and jeans. There is a tiny chili pepper seedling poking through the dirt](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/072722_LK_asteroid-salad_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Astrobiologist Steven Russell holds a container of faux asteroid soil and peat moss, with a chili pepper seedling peeking through.
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