Mon. 01/10 - Deep Space Tardigrades

Cool Stuff Daily · Jan 10, 2022 · 16m

Scientists are working on a plan to shoot tardigrades into interstellar space on lasers. Plus, the James Webb Space Telescope is so-far going better than anyone had dared to imagine. And alpaca’s favorite new year snack: Christmas trees.

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Scientists Want to Send Tardigrades to Distant Stars With Massive Lasers (Vice)

Sending Life to the Stars (The UCSB Current)

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