Space travel is still a near impossible task for the human race, especially when considering black holes or wormholes. It is not known when humanity will be able to travel in space with no problems and be monitored from a center, but the professors at UC Santa Barbara University have an idea.
Santa Barbara professors Philip Lubin and Joel Rothman, in their further research, suggested that microscopic organisms called tardigrades, known as ‘water bears’, can survive in space despite many conditions, and therefore send them to nearby star systems.
“Our destiny is to discover”
“I think it’s our destiny to keep exploring, simply look at the history of the human species. We’re making discoveries on ever smaller scales and ever larger scales, all the way down to the subatomic levels. At the core of who/what we are as a species is a constant search for discovery,” Rothman said in a statement. says.
These tardigrade microorganisms are virtually indestructible. These creatures are able to survive in extreme cold, in the vacuum of space, and even from a shot from a gun, and they can continue their metabolic processes. However, these creatures are not immortal, of course, and how long they can survive in space cannot be predicted at this time.
For this reason, some people argue about the ethics of this situation, because these creatures have no consciousness and want to be sent there to see how they will react in the space environment. If sent, great progress could be made in human space travel. What do you think about the situation? We are waiting your comments.
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