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Big things are happening at China’s Tiangong Space Station. The state-owned newspaper China Daily reports that Chinese astronauts onboard the craft have successfully hatched rice seedlings in space.

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Residents participate in a traditional farming event to plant rice seedlings at a paddy in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea, on May 30, 2025. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your ...

Despite the fact that there have been prior rice experiments in space, the one being carried out on Tiangong is the first of its kind in producing the entire life cycle of the plant, which starts with ...