Tag: extreme environments
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Moss Survives Nine Months Outside the ISS and Finds a Way to Grow on Earth
Introduction: A Tiny Plant Endures the Extreme In a striking demonstration of resilience, researchers recently exposed moss spores to the harsh conditions outside the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months. The experiment aimed to understand how simple life forms withstand radiation, temperature fluctuations, vacuum, and microgravity. The results were surprising: the moss exhibited remarkable…
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Planetary Analog Sites in the Indian Subcontinent and Indian Ocean: Underexplored Environments for Astrobiology
Introduction: Why Planetary Analogs Matter Astrobiology aims to understand where life could exist beyond Earth and how to detect it. Given the high costs and logistical hurdles of space missions, terrestrial planetary analog sites offer an essential, cost-effective means to test hypotheses, refine life-detection technologies, and study how life persists under extreme conditions. A comprehensive…