The Truth About Aliens on Earth 👽

Meet the real-life alien: the tardigrade.
This tiny creature—also called a "water bear"—might look cute under a microscope, but it's one of the toughest lifeforms on Earth. It can survive things that would destroy almost anything else: outer space, boiling heat, freezing cold, and even high radiation. Some scientists say it’s not just tough—it’s like an alien living right here among us.

Back in 2019, thousands of tardigrades were accidentally sent to the Moon on board the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet. The mission crash-landed, but chances are, those little guys might still be up there. If that’s true, they could be the first Earth creatures to live on the Moon!