Tardigrades — those microscopic organisms that have been found to withstand extreme radiation, the vacuum of space, and temperatures that would turn most other organisms into literal popsicles — are a true wonder of nature. They seem to be virtually indestructible, and in a highly-anticipated 2019 mission by Israel, they were sent to the Moon. Unfortunately for the country and scientists working on the mission, the Moon lander crashed and was completely destroyed. The tardigrades, however, well we aren't quite sure what happened to them, but scientists are eager to find out.
Tardigrades, also called "water bears," are so ridiculously hardy that researchers think they may have survived the high-speed collision between the lander and the Moon's surface. To test that theory, a team led by a Ph.D. student from London's Queen Mary University conceived of an experiment where the microscopic creatures would be shot out of a "science gun," as it were.
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