[Sawdring]

n contrast, the space samples endured the full power of the Sun's rays. The samples were insulated somewhat by the Space Station but still had to cope with temperatures changing from -12ºC to +40ºC over 200 times as they orbited Earth. Wow, they survived in temperatures of ten degrees Fahrenheit to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. I would like to read the paper this piece was written about.

[onedoug]

I’ve got to admit that I was a little disappointed not to see the lichen experiments referenced in the paper the article cited, although the molecular sequences cited are still interesting.

A little further down of the same Science Daily page is a link to an article “Tiny Animals Exposed To Outer Space”. As it’s evidently from 2007 though, I suspect they didn’t fare too well. It will be interesting to dig up something on this, as I’ll try to do.