I know from reading that a human in vacuum needs a space-suit to survive.
Is the body of any organism on Earth capable of living equally in vacuum, and on/below Earth's surface within the atmosphere?
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$\begingroup$ I think this is more of a physics question than biology. $\endgroup$– ArmatusJun 19, 2012 at 19:49
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2$\begingroup$ Any body? As in you're looking for an organism that is capable of surviving in a vacuum and with an atmosphere or you're looking for Chuck Norris? Assuming not the latter , google suggests this but it's an unreferenced Wiki point :/ $\endgroup$– Rory MJun 19, 2012 at 20:33
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1$\begingroup$ On what's surface? $\endgroup$– Noah SnyderJun 19, 2012 at 23:26
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$\begingroup$ Yeah, what do you mean by 'on its surface'? $\endgroup$– Rik Smith-UnnaJun 20, 2012 at 14:28
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$\begingroup$ Why the negative vote? $\endgroup$– EveryoneJun 21, 2012 at 9:41
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Remarkably, Tardigrades are multi-cellular animals which can survive the vacuum of space.
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$\begingroup$ I even think NASA sent a few of them up to space, brought them back to earth and awakened them... $\endgroup$– ZewzJun 19, 2012 at 23:31
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2$\begingroup$ "Tardigrades" are basically the answer to every biology question which begins with "can any animal...", aren't they? $\endgroup$ Jul 18, 2013 at 6:59
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1$\begingroup$ And they're so cute too! cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/… $\endgroup$ Apr 17, 2014 at 5:43
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Adding to Noah's answer, some lichens can survive the vacuum of space too. In an experiment led by Leopoldo Sancho from the Complutense University of Madrid, two species of lichen - Rhizocarpon geographicum and Xanthoria elegans - were sealed in a capsule and launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket on 31 May 2005. The lichens were in perfect condition when observed after the return to earth.
