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Originally Posted by crosscountry
NCN, microbes can hibernate for extended periods of time in space. Things that have been sent into space with the intent of testing this were then retrieved and found them to be alive.
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For very short periods, yes. Meteors spend millions of years in space. Have we had any tests that long? Have we had any microbes confirmed as surviving and reproducing on another planet (out on the surface, not in a jar?)
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