Microscopic life forms could theoretically travel between planets by hitching rides on passing comets

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Microscopic life forms could theoretically travel between planets by hitching rides on passing comets

The theory of panspermia suggests that life could migrate across the cosmos by hitching rides on comets, utilizing high-efficiency energy absorption to survive the harsh vacuum of interstellar space.

Microscopic organisms possess a remarkable ability to survive extreme environments, leading scientists to theorize they could travel between planets on celestial bodies like comets. These specialized microbes could function similarly to real-world extremophiles found in deep-sea vents, potentially absorbing up to 90 percent of available electromagnetic radiation across the ultraviolet to infrared spectra.

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