Moss Spores Survived Nine Months Outside the International Space Station. Then, They Grew Normally on Earth

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The Moss That Survived Nine Months in Space

Moss spores spent nine months strapped to the outside of the International Space Station, exposed to vacuum, cosmic radiation, temperature swings from minus 196°C to 55°C, and unfiltered solar ultraviolet light. Over 80 percent survived the ordeal and returned to Earth still capable of growing into new moss plants. This remarkable resilience, demonstrated by one of Earth's earliest land plants, suggests that life's fundamental mechanisms may be …

Scientists find moss spores can survive outside the ISS

: Japanese team finds 80% of the tiny plant cells remained viable after 283 days in orbit

Moss survived 283 days on the outside of the International Space Station

Tardigrades shocked scientists in 2008 by surviving 10 days in low Earth orbit. A simple plant has outdone the hardy water bears. Moss attached to the outside of the ISS survived in space for nine months, and may be capable of much longer periods. — Read the rest The post Moss survived 283 days on the outside of the International Space Station appeared first on Boing Boing.

Moss Spores Survived Nine Months Outside the International Space Station. Then, They Grew Normally on Earth

While lunar gardens are still out of reach, the study sheds more light on terrestrial biology that may not be limited to our planet's surface

Moss Survives Nine Months in Space » Explorersweb

Mosses are some of the hardiest plants on Earth. These pioneer species can thrive in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. New research shows that mosses are even tougher than we thought. They can survive in space.  The vacuum of space makes it nearly impossible for most living organisms to survive, but one species of moss, Phycomitrium patens, survived outside the International Space Station for nine months. Tomomichi Fujita, who led …