Russia checks the theory of moving life between planets using a apparatus with living things

To spread: this space experiment can confirm incredible theory. Some scientists believe that life on Earth could appear with bacteria delivered by space stones. The Russian Bion-M # 2 spacecraft recently returned to Earth after 30 days of space in space at an altitude larger than an international space station, ie more than 400 km. There was an unusual load on board: about 1500 flies, 75 mice and many bacteria.

The mission of the apparatus was to study the effects of cosmos on these creatures, as well as to test the theory of panspermia, according to which life came to Earth through microorganisms that flew on asteroids or meteorites, Futurism writes. In focus. Technology has appeared its Telegram channel.

Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! To test the theory of panspermia, scientists introduced strains of bacteria into the basalt plates, which were placed on the outer side of the space apparatus. In this way, scientists wanted to check if the microorganisms could survive the fiery falling back to the ground. This flight was a joint project of the Russian Space Agency "Roscosmos" and the Russian Academy of Sciences.

According to scientists, if any of the strains of bacteria survives, it will be a convincing proof in favor of the theory of lithotonspermia. It is a kind of panspermia theory, according to which the fragments of planets remaining after the fall of the asteroid fall into space, and then fall on other planets, infecting them with germs that can give rise to life. There is no information about the state of space bacteria, but it is known that they are now being studied.

It is known that ten of 75 mice were obviously killed, at the same time, the condition of the flies was not reported. The Russian spacecraft was launched into space at the end of August from Baikonur's spaceport in Kazakhstan with a set of scientific experiments. Then he was in orbit around the Earth for 30 days, in the area of ​​space located above the International Space Station. This is not the first time that scientists send animals to orbit.

In June 1948, the United States was sent to Makaka Resus into space, starting a long number of experiments on animals conducted by American and Soviet scientists, during which cats, dogs and other animals were killed in space or after falling to the ground. Some scientists believe that life on Earth could have arisen with the help of microorganisms brought to our planet by comets or asteroids, but it remains only a theory.