Dr. Fujita said that being able to tolerate these conditions and reproduce could put moss squarely in the astronaut's future ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Germinated moss spores are pictured after being exposed to the rigors of space on the outside of the International Space Station, ...

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It turns out moss is one of the few plants that even the vacuum of space can't kill. Mosses are remarkably resilient, thriving in extreme conditions on Earth - from the intense heat of Death Valley, ...

Moss clinging to the outside of the International Space Station has survived months in open space, enduring vacuum, radiation and wild temperature swings that would kill most complex life. The result ...

Sporophytes survived nine months in orbit; most endured and germinated back on Earth, revealing insights into plant resilience beyond the planet. First, Fujita and his colleagues subjected P. patens ...

In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers have discovered that moss spores can survive the harsh conditions of space. For nine months, a species of moss was placed on the outside of the ...

Researchers recently mounted moss spores on the exterior of the International Space Station during the Tanpopo 4 mission for 283 days (roughly nine months). The goal was to figure out if Earth-based ...

A study to see how moss would fare in the extreme environment of space has left scientists “genuinely astonished” after the plant was able to survive nine months outside the International Space ...

(CN) — Moss can survive some of Earth’s harshest environments. Now scientists say its spores also survived direct exposure to space on the exterior of the International Space Station. In a study ...

It is time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And I am joined, as always, by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber... REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Woo (ph). DETROW: ...