Why Tardigrades Are Unkillable
Microscopic water bears — the most resilient animals ever discovered on Earth.
Strapped Naked to a Satellite
3,000 tardigrades were exposed to raw outer space — no walls, no protection, no atmosphere. Vacuum. Cosmic radiation. Extreme UV.
Just Add Water
They came back. Someone added a drop of water. The little bastards woke up like nothing happened — the first animals in history to survive real space.