Tardigrades Are Hardy

Tardigrades are amazing microscopic creatures. Also called water bears or moss piglets, they can survive in the cold vacuum of space, volcanoes, or deep underwater trenches. They can withstand radiation blasts or live for decades without food or water. Scientists discovered, proteins keep their cell walls from shrinking, even when the cells dehydrate.

When’s the Next Snail to New York?

Tardigrades are amazing microscopic creatures. Also called water bears or moss piglets, they can survive in the cold vacuum of space, in volcanoes and in deep underwater trenches. They can withstand radiation blasts or live for decades without food or water. New research shows, that tardigrades sometimes ride on snails, for long journeys.

No, It Wasn’t Still Alive

Tardigrades are amazing microscopic creatures. They can survive in the cold vacuum of space, in volcanoes, and in deep underwater trenches. They can withstand radiation blasts, or live for decades without food or water. A 16,000,000 year-old tardigrade fossil was recently discovered, preserved in amber. It was only the 3rd tardigrade fossil ever found.

Feel The Force

May the Fourth be with you! I mean Force. May fourth is Star Wars Day! Star Wars movies are set in space a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. It’s actually National Space Day also, so you can celebrate all things outer spacey. Have an out-of-this-world day!

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Message Sent to Distant Planet

The astronomer group METI, which stands for messaging extraterrestrial intelligence, beams messages into outer space hoping for a reply from aliens. Their recent mail has an address: GJ 273. Luyten’s star is a planet that could support life. The message contained 33 songs, mathematics and speech saying, “Please reply”. It will take 12 years to arrive!
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