• Question: Is there any living thing on earth that can survive in a vacuum?

    Asked by ellascientist to Faye, Martin, Mus, Pete on 27 Apr 2012.
    • Photo: Pete Etchells

      Pete Etchells answered on 27 Apr 2012:


      Yep! There are some small types of bugs that live in water, called “Tardigrades” – scientists have sent some up into orbit, and run experiments where they left them outside for a few days, and they returned to life when brought back in!

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