A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon (2019)

I don't think so; maybe 100 years. To achieve 1,000x magnification with an optical microscope, you need oil (or some other fluid with a refractive index similar to that of the lens) between the objective lens and the subject.

I believe the maximum theoretical magnification you can achieve with an optical microscope is about 1,400x. The limit is imposed by the minimum wavelength of visible light.

Re: A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon (2019)

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Post by fsckboy » Sat, May 20, 2023, 6:21 AM UTC

"tardigraves find a way."

wikipedia:

They have been found in diverse regions of Earth's biosphere – mountaintops, the deep sea, tropical rainforests, and the Antarctic. Tardigrades are among the most resilient animals known, with individual species able to survive extreme conditions – such as exposure to extreme temperatures, extreme pressures (both high and low), air deprivation, radiation, dehydration, and starvation – that would quickly kill most other known forms of life. Tardigrades have survived exposure to outer space.

Re: A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon (2019)

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Post by zabzonk » Sat, May 20, 2023, 6:36 AM UTC

possibly a failed attempt to infiltrate the nazi moon-base?

Re: A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon (2019)

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Post by paraiuspau » Sat, May 20, 2023, 6:47 AM UTC

Possibility to evolve ability to utilise cosmic mycelial network for fast travel?

Re: A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon (2019)

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Post by transfire » Sat, May 20, 2023, 6:49 AM UTC

paraiuspau wrote: post #8

Possibility to evolve ability to utilise cosmic mycelial network for fast travel?

LOL

Re: A Crashed Israeli Lunar Lander Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon (2019)

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Post by tempodox » Sat, May 20, 2023, 6:52 AM UTC

(2019).

I'd be interested to know whether that tardigrade image is actually a photo.