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K. Ingemar Jönsson: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from K. Ingemar Jönsson, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• Tiny water bears survived being launched naked into space

  In 2007, dehydrated tardigrades were exposed on the outside of a satellite to the vacuum of space and unfiltered solar radiation for ten days. When rehydrated back on Earth, some r…

  — Ingemar Jönsson et al., Tardigrades Survive Exposure to Space in Low Earth Orbit

• Tardigrades survived days of direct exposure to the vacuum of space

  In 2007, dehydrated tardigrades flew aboard the European Space Agency's FOTON-M3 mission and were exposed directly to the vacuum, cosmic radiation, and deep cold of low Earth orbit…

  — K. Ingemar Jönsson et al., Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit

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