Tea can be grown on the Moon as calls sparked to brew up an extraterrestrial cuppa

Researchers planted saplings in soils that mimic those found on the Moon and Mars and found tea thrive in lunar dust, but not so much in soil from the Red Planet Let's all have a nice brew...in space (stock) (Image: Getty Images)

Boffins have discovered that tea can be grown on the Moon . ‌

Eggheads from the University of Kent said that the tea plant thrives in soil on the satellite. ‌

It means that, in theory, astronauts will be able to brew up an extraterrestrial cuppa on the lunar surface . ‌

Researchers planted saplings in soils that mimic those found on the Moon and Mars.

Over the course of several weeks plants in lunar soil flourished, taking root and growing as well as those planted on Earth.

But saplings planted in a simulated Martian surface failed to gro