Moss spores survive 9 months outside International Space Station Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes Inspired by moss
Moss spores survived in space for 9 months - Science News In an extraordinary display of biological resilience, moss spores survived for nine months outside the International Space Station The spores were then returned to Earth, where 86 percent
Scientists Stunned as Moss Survives 9 Months in Open . . . Researchers discovered that moss spores can survive nearly a year exposed directly to space Despite intense UV radiation and temperature swings, most spores remained viable when returned to Earth Their protective casing acts as a natural shield, enabling resilience even scientists didn’t expect
Moss Survived 9 Months in The Vacuum of Space : ScienceAlert So Fujita and colleagues strapped their spore cases to the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, to find more than 80 percent of their spores could still germinate on their return to Earth "Most living organisms, including humans, cannot survive even briefly in the vacuum of space," says Fujita
This Moss Survived 9 Months Directly Exposed To The Elements . . . Publishing in the Cell Press journal iScience on November 20, their results show that over 80% of the spores survived 9 months outside of the International Space Station (ISS) and made it back to Earth still capable of reproducing, demonstrating for the first time that an early land plant can survive long-term exposure to the elements of space