Posted on 08/21/2014 4:43:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A Russian official claims that samples collected by cosmonauts show evidence of sea plankton on the outside of the International Space Station, news agencies are reporting.
Cosmonauts on the orbiting outpost have allegedly discovered trace amounts of sea plankton and other microscopic organisms living on the outside of the station, exposed to the vacuum of space, according to a news story quoting space station official Vladimir Solovyov.
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It's possible that the plankton, if confirmed, could be a contaminant launched into space with the space station module, said NASA scientist Lynn Rothschild.
Previous studies have found that microorganisms can survive in outer space.
For example, tardigrades — a microscopic invertebrate found all over the world — can dehydrate and fall into a hibernation that allows them to survive in space, Rothschild said. Tardigrades (also called "water bears") are part of a group classified as "extremophiles" — organisms that can survive in even the harshest environments.
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There goes the neighborhood.
Oh c’mon — it’s a reboot.
Gave my rusty Deutsch a workout in reading that.
Then saw you posted the English translation.
Didn’t so so bad though.
They certainly do like to make new words by jamming several existing ones together!
Gotta love “Weltraumbedingungen”
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