POPA ReconOn February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. All seven astronauts on board lost…
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. All seven astronauts on board lost their lives. Debris was scattered across a vast area of Texas and Louisiana. But among those wreckage pieces, scientists made an astonishing discovery. Inside aluminum containers (part of the BRIC experiment), they found living roundworms - nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans. These tiny creatures survived the fall from an altitude of 32–42 km, the intense heating of atmospheric re-entry, and the impact with the ground. Live worms were recovered from four of th…
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