There might be life on the Moon after all: thousands of virtually indestructible creatures that can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe, and decades without food. Based on an analysis of the spacecraft's trajectory and the composition of the device
1 / 4A scanning electron microscope image of the hydrated tardigrade, Ramazzottius varieornatusA scanning electron microscope image of the hydrated tardigrade, Ramazzottius varieornatus Washington - There might be life on the Moon after all: thousands of virtually indestructible creatures that can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe, and decades without food.
The non-profit is dedicated to spreading backups of human knowledge and Earth's biology throughout the Solar System, a quest it likens to the creation of an"Encyclopedia Galactica" first evoked by sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov. The tardigrades were stored inside a"Lunar Library," a nanotechnology device that resembles a DVD and contains a 30-million-page archive of human history viewable under microscopes, as well as human DNA.
The grub-like, eight-legged animals can come back from being dried out to a lifeless husk for decades, withstand near-zero pressure in outer space and the crushing depths of the Mariana Trench.
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