Algae survive in outer space for over a year

• Autores: Andy Coghlan
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3113, 2017, pág. 11
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Primitive plants are the latest forms of Earth life to show they can survive in the harshness of space, and for many months. The algae were a species of Sphaerocystis, codenamed CCCryo 101-99, and were returned to Earth in June last year after 530 days on a panel outside the International Space Station. While space-borne, they withstood the vacuum, temperatures ranging from -20°C at night to 47.2°C by day, plus ultraviolet rays strong enough to destroy most life on Earth if not filtered out by the atmosphere.