Patens), to the exterior of the International Space Station, and their findings, published in iScience, state that they not ...

When ultraviolet light hits ice—whether in Earth's polar regions or on distant planets—it triggers a cascade of chemical ...

In 2005, scientists announced that moss could grow inside of spaceships. The little plants the scientists sent up on NASA ...

Researchers discovered that moss spores can survive nearly a year exposed directly to space. Despite intense UV radiation and temperature swings, most spores remained viable when returned to Earth.

The discovery could serve as a starting point for constructing ecosystems in extraterrestrial environments such as the Moon ...

The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.

Sporophytes survived nine months in orbit; most endured and germinated back on Earth, revealing insights into plant ...

The researchers simulated space conditions by exposing the three tissues to UV radiation and freezing and high temperatures.

Astronauts strapped moss spores to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months - and most of them survived ...

The moss was attached to the International Space Station, fully exposed to the harsh environment of the cosmos. Not only did ...

To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the ...