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		kpilars on March 13, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tardigrades are so tough, they can survive outer s... I just read that "Tardigrades (water bears) are so tough, they can SURVIVE outer space" and they need WATER from decade to decade to survive and they also live on earth for 500 million years. Then I read "Suddenly, It Seems, Water Is Everywhere in Solar System". So wouldn't be fun to have a probe (on Philae for example) called "Bearfinder"? Shouldn't our friends live (sleep) in worst case scenario (if earth would be their birthplace) on the moon, mars, or comet 67P. Or best scenario rather everywhere?

Red_Tarsius on March 13, 2015 [–]

This is actually a very interesting idea! We could also seed other planets with our water bears.

juliangregorian on March 14, 2015 | [–]

Could have potentially disastrous repercussions on alien ecosystems.

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