Moss Survives 9 Months Outside ISS, Somehow Keeps Growing Once Back on Earth

Plants can be quite tough—they’ll survive forgetful caretakers, aggressive pets, and other potentially life-threatening ...
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Scientists put moss on the outside of the International Space Station for 9 months — then kept it growing back on Earth

A species of moss survived for 9 months on the outside of the International Space Station, new research reveals — and 80% of ...

Moss survived 283 days in space, shocking biologists

To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...

Moss Can Survive the Harsh Conditions of Space

In 2005, scientists announced that moss could grow inside of spaceships. The little plants the scientists sent up on NASA ...
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Scientists Intrigued by Moss Surviving on Exterior of Space Station

A team of Japanese scientists discovered moss’ resilience for space travel after they germinated a clutch of moss spores that ...

Solving mysteries with moss: The history of using tiny plants as forensic evidence

Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They're often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in ...
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'We were genuinely astonished': This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station and could still grow on Earth

So, they sent some sporophytes to the ISS. Astronauts affixed the samples to the station's exterior, where they remained for ...

Moss spores survive 9 months outside International Space Station

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the ...
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Moss Survives Outside Space Station For 9 Months, Marking Historic First

Common moss spores survived nine months bolted to the outside of the International Space Station, paving the way toward space ...

Moss survived in space for nine months, study finds

The moss was attached to the International Space Station, fully exposed to the harsh environment of the cosmos. Not only did ...
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Moss can survive space, and AI can alter poll results

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their ...

This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station in the harshness of space

Space is a harsh environment: it's a vacuum with freezing temperatures, super high ultraviolet radiation and, of course, ...