Moss may be the key to planetary expansion for humanity, though that's a stretch from what is very early research of flora ...

A study led by Tomomichi Fujita investigated the survivability of the extremophile moss *Physcomitrium patens* in space, a critical inquiry for establishing extraterrestrial human habitats. Pre-flight ...

Life finds a way, even in the extreme conditions of outer space. A common moss survived nine months bolted to the outside of the International Space Station and came back ready to grow. More than 80% ...

Moss has survived nine months exposed to outer space. The simple plant continued to thrive in the vacuum of space during an experiment conducted on the exposure facility of the International Space ...

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A reddish-brown sporophyte can be seen at the top center of a leafy gametophore. This capsule contains numerous spores inside. Mature sporophytes like these were individually collected and used as ...

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active volcanoes. Inspired by moss's ...

The moss spores germinated after enduring space outside of the ISS. Dr. Chang-hyun Maeng and Maika Kobayashi, CC BY-SA Mosses are shockingly tough. Some live in Earth’s most extreme environments, ...