Saraya Post / Living creatures survive on the surface of the International Space Station

533 days in the space

We know that space is a hostile environment, without oxygen or gravity, but with enormous radiation and overwhelming pressure, but the German Aerospace Center recently discovered something remarkable: as part of a project called Experiment of Biology and Mars, samples of living organisms survived on the surface of a station. International space 533 days, and was of these organisms: bacteria, algae, fungi and lichens.

Life on Mars

"Some organisms and biomolecules have resisted space radiation," said Jean-Pierre Paul de Vera, an astrobiologist. "Some organisms and biomolecules have resisted space resistance, and the survivors have returned to Earth, and the species we are likely to find on Mars may look like these unicellular organisms."

conclusions

It is true that it is the result of enthusiasm for the soul, but we must not draw conclusions from what is not deduced. "Of course, Mars does not need to live, but the idea of ​​finding a Martian life is stronger and more appealing than ever.

But the importance of this discovery is not limited to Mars missions alone, it can also impact the study of the glaciers of Jupiter and Saturn, where life is also possible.