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posted by mrpg on Friday January 18 2019, @01:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-lose-hope-humans! dept.

First green leaf on moon dies as temperatures plummet

The appearance of a single green leaf hinted at a future in which astronauts would grow their own food in space, potentially setting up residence at outposts on the moon or other planets. Now, barely after it had sprouted, the cotton plant onboard China’s lunar rover has died.

The plant relied on sunlight at the moon’s surface, but as night arrived at the lunar far side and temperatures plunged as low as -170C, its short life came to an end.

Prof Xie Gengxin of Chongqing University, who led the design of the experiment, said its short lifespan had been anticipated. “Life in the canister would not survive the lunar night,” Xie said.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @04:13PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @04:13PM (#788674)

    Sooo much anger. You probably didn't get laid.

  • (Score: 0) by fakefuck39 on Saturday January 19 2019, @09:01PM (2 children)

    by fakefuck39 (6620) on Saturday January 19 2019, @09:01PM (#788762)

    yes, follow mommy's advice and keep telling yourself that people making fun of you are just angry. I'm sure what got you through being picked on in high school will work in your adult life. anything that keeps you from going outside.

    here's a hint - the people laughing at you are laughing because you're a clown who suggested vacuum will insulate against heat loss in vacuum. i'll let you think about that some more - it appears a day wasn't enough to churn that clown brain.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @09:35PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @09:35PM (#788778)

      Not just angry. You also can't get laid. But then reading comprehension never was your strong point. What is your strong point?

      • (Score: -1) by fakefuck39 on Saturday January 19 2019, @11:35PM

        by fakefuck39 (6620) on Saturday January 19 2019, @11:35PM (#788817)

        fucking real good, according to my wife. funny how you seem to talk about other people having sex a lot, and are an expert on how a thermos works. ever stick your dick in one?

        I'm just happy you are giving me more and more opportunities to point out you think a vacuum-based seal, put in the vacuum of space, will preserve heat. You can keep making up fun stories about how my wife and I don't fuck, I can just keep pointing out what you wrote. Please do keep replying.