Chubby, microscopic, eight-legged tardigrades, also known as w | Asgardia Space Nation

Chubby, microscopic, eight-legged tardigrades, also known as water bears due to their shape under a microscope, possess superpowers when it comes to surviving really harsh conditions.
Understanding how they tolerate extreme environments – including the one astronauts experience in space, with microgravity and elevated radiation levels – can better guide research into protecting humans from the stresses of long-duration space travel.
An experiment starting aboard the International Space Station, called Cell Science-04, will help reveal how tardigrades do it.





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