spuriousmonkey
11-10-05, 12:36 PM
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn8297
The organisms are a composite of algae and fungi. They are commonly found on the surface of rocks on Earth and can survive in extreme conditions such as high mountains latitudes. Lichens are the most complex form of life now known to have survived prolonged exposure to space.
So some complex life could actually survive travel in space. Could this suggest that life can be transplanted between planets? Between solar systems?
The organisms are a composite of algae and fungi. They are commonly found on the surface of rocks on Earth and can survive in extreme conditions such as high mountains latitudes. Lichens are the most complex form of life now known to have survived prolonged exposure to space.
So some complex life could actually survive travel in space. Could this suggest that life can be transplanted between planets? Between solar systems?