The news of China sending Chang’e 4, a lunar Lander and its successful landing on the far side of the Moon is not very old. As per initial reports the spacecraft which consists of a lunar lander and rover was sent to Moon in order to collect data from Moon and carry out various kinds of experiments on Moon’s terrain.

In fact, in the Moon Lander cotton seeds were carried in order to conduct a biological experiment. Well, the experiment has been successful and it has been able to sprout small cotton plants. Hence, it’s a great accomplishment for humans for growing plant on the lunar surface. Apart from the cotton seeds, the 6.6 pound jar also contained other kind of biological species, which are supposed to sprout and grow. Other seeds which are contained in the jar consist of rapeseed, Arabidopsis, and potato. Also, yeast and fruit fly eggs are also present.

Although, on earlier occasions people have grown flower and other plants on Earth’s orbit, but for the first time such an attempt has been taken to conduct experiments on planetary bodies beside Earth.

Recently, China National Space Administration released an image that displays cotton seeds. The image showed the germination of a cotton seed inside a container. By a leading daily, the image was shared on Twitter. In a tweet the leading daily reported that the progress observes the accomplishment of humankind’s first biological experiment on Moon’s terrain.

The biological experiment was started as soon as Chang’e-4 landed on the far side of the Moon. Water was sprinkled on the seed.

Even though Professor Liu Hanlong of Chongqing University, who headed the research, informed that rapeseed and potato seeds had also sprouted; however, from the pictures it doesn’t appear like any of the other species in the jar are growing.

The achievement can make the way for more biological life on the Moon within a controlled environment. Even astronauts have also grown many species of plants on board the International Space Station, which includes zinnia flowers, lettuce, and sunflowers.