'Water Bears' are First Animal to Survive Vacuum of Space
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Description: News article reporting that tardigrades exposed to the harsh combination of low pressure and intense radiation found in space, have survived and reproduced.
(September 08, 2008)
'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum - space - 08 September 2008 - New Scientist 'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum Tiny invertebrates called 'water bears' can survive in the vacuum of space, a European Space Agency experiment has shown. They are the first animals known to be able to survive the harsh combination of low pressure and intense radiation found in space.
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| Page title: | 'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum - space - 08 September 2008 - New Scientist |
| Keywords: | Astrobiology panspermia vacuum space tardigrades water+bears |
| Description: | The tiny invertebrates, also known as tardigrades, survived in the vacuum of space for 10 days |
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