RealFeedApp Organisms remain viable for tens to hundreds of millions of years
The study demonstrates that the ability of organisms to survive in space over geological timescales increases the likelihood of finding life on Mars and asteroids.
- Field
- space
- What they did
- Researchers studied how long organisms can remain inert while still being viable when conditions improve, and assessed the implications of this for contamination risk in space probes.
- Why it matters
- This knowledge helps determine whether harsh space conditions can be relied upon to sterilize spacecraft, or if additional sterilization steps are required before launch.
#viability#space exploration#contamination risk#geological time#asteroids#mars
