Moss Spores Riding on the Outside of the Space Station Survive For 9 Months

The reproductive spores of a moss species were able to somehow survive the vacuum of space during a 9-month stint outside the International Space Station. In the immortal words of Jeff Goldblum, life, uh, finds a way. Physcomitrella patens is known as a hardy pioneer species of spreading moss that readily cultivates on muddy ground. Scientists […] The post Moss Spores Riding on the Outside of the Space Station Survive For 9 Months appeared first on Good News Network.