VideoFromSpace | China studying one of Earth's oldest lifeforms aboard Tiangong space station @VideoFromSpace | Uploaded 1 month ago | Updated 1 day ago
Newly released footage from the Tiangong space station shows Shenzhou 18 crewmembers — commander Ye Guangfu and crewmates Li Cong and Li Guangsu — engaged in research on the adaptability of anaerobic archaea. Full Story: space.com/chinese-astronauts-ancient-microbes-tiangong-space-station-video

The research aims to test their survival under Mars-like conditions and extreme cosmic radiation, contributing to the search for extraterrestrial life, according to a report from CCTV.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://x.com/stevespaleta)