On: China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout

[arcticfox]

What is the breakthrough part here? If we can grow in 1g and 0g, is 0.2g surprising at all?

[richardknop → arcticfox]

Well now we have experimental evidence that it's possible. That is quite important.

[Symmetry → arcticfox]

The question isn't just whether something can grow in .2g but how fast it can grow, what shape it will take, etc. This is all stuff you need to nail down if you want to try to survive on crops grown on the Moon some day.