![]() The 0.12-inch-long (3 mm) squid have a special light-producing organ inside their bodies where bioluminescent bacteria give the squid their glow. Space oddity: 10 bizarre things Earthlings launched into spaceĪ separate and parallel experiment also set to be delivered by the resupply mission will bring baby bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) to the station. 10 strange animals that washed ashore in 2020 He hopes that the information gleaned from the creatures, set to arrive at the station in a semi-frozen state before being thawed out, will provide vital insights for future therapies that could protect astronauts' health during prolonged space missions. "They've been shown to survive and reproduce during spaceflight, and can even survive prolonged exposure to the vacuum of outer space."įor Boothby's study, astronauts will examine the molecular biology of the water bears to look for signs of any immediate and long-term adaptations to life in low- Earth orbit - which subjects daring space travelers to the rigors of zero gravity and increased radiation exposure. They can survive thousands of times as much radiation as we can and they can go for days or weeks with little or no oxygen," Thomas Boothby, assistant professor of molecular biology at the University of Wyoming and principal investigator for the experiment, said in a news briefing. "Some of the things that tardigrades can survive include being dried out, being frozen and being heated up past the boiling point of water. The tint tardigrade is among the toughest animals to have ever existed.
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