Medicine & TechnologyA new study finds new understanding on the water bears' invincible capabilities, know more about these findings about tardigrades, read now!
Scientists in the US proposed shooting tardigrades to distant stars in the Milky Way to test how indestructible they are when under extreme temperatures, pressures, and radiation in space.
Tardigrades, those chubby multiple-legged organisms known for being virtually indestructible, apparently see the world in black and white - they have no color vision.
SpaceX has launched glow-in-the-dark baby squids and tardigrades into the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a cargo resupply mission in support of NASA's space experiments.
SpaceX is set to send its 22nd resupply mission to the ISS next month. The cargo will include Tardigrades, squid, cotton, tissue chips and ultrasounds.
Tardigrades have wowed biologists since their first discovery in 1773. Today the microscopic 'little water bears' are infamous for their extraordinary resilience in extreme conditions such as cold, heat, radiation, and even the vacuums of space.