On 3 January 2019, China's Chang'e-4 mission landed on the far side of the moon to analyse its topography, but what was also a part of the mission was a sealed container holding cotton seeds, potato seeds, rockcress seeds, yeast and fruit fly eggs. The plan was to form an artificial, self-sustaining system to test conditions to be able to grow plant life in a controlled environment. The cotton seeds germinated and caused major excitement around the world, however they died within 24 hours due to drastic temperature fluctuations.
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