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Extremophiles: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has conducted some incredible examinations regarding a plethora of scientific fields, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary geophysics, cosmochemistry,…
Will Water Bears be the First Interstellar Astronauts?
A new study conducted with support from NASA considers sending "Water Bears" on the first interstellar voyages instead of humans.
Hardy Tardigrades on Board Israel’s Beresheet Lander Probably Survived the Crash
When SpaceIL's Beresheet lander crashed into the Moon, it was a bitter-sweet moment for Israel's space exploration aspirations. The privately-built…
Galactic Panspermia: Interstellar Dust Could Transport Life from Star to Star
A new study by Arjun Berera, of the University of Edinburgh, has indicated that space dust may be a possible…
Bio-Mimicry and Space Exploration
"Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain." -Leonardo…
What Animals Have Been to Space?
When we think of astronauts, we think of humans. But there have been plenty of animals who have traveled in…