A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station in 2026 that will help scientists ...
To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...
The researchers simulated space conditions by exposing the three tissues to UV radiation and freezing and high temperatures.
Funding uncertainties are pushing U.S. space scientists out of the field and putting existing and future space missions on the chopping block.
The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.
In 2022, a species of moss survived for nine months outside the International Space Station (ISS), enduring the harsh ...
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Scientists put moss on the outside of the International Space Station for 9 months — then kept it growing back on Earth
A species of moss survived for 9 months on the outside of the International Space Station, new research reveals — and 80% of ...
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