plants in space
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Freakishly Resilient Plants Managed To Survive A 450-Day Ordeal In Outer Space
In an experiment conducted on the International Space Station, two different types of naturally-occurring algae were exposed to the extreme conditions of space. Incredibly, both strains survived. It’s a finding that could further our understanding of how life originated on Earth, and how colonists might be able to sustain themselves on Mars.