But the team says that at such temperatures, metal parts of the base could freeze, jam or cold-weld together. The researchers said the project is dependent on advancements in cryo-robotics technology – to be cryopreserved, the seeds must be cooled to minus 292 Fahrenheit, while stem cells must be stored at minus 320 Fahrenheit. In a paper presented earlier this month, the team from the University of Arizona think their concept could preserve life from Earth in the event of destruction of the planet we call home. In January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the Doomsday Clock a symbol for how soon humanity can expect to meet its end as a result of our own unchecked advances had ticked forward 10 seconds. Similar “doomsday vaults” exist on Earth: The Global Seed Vault, home to just under 1 million seed samples, is located on a remote island in Svalbard, an archipelago located between Norway and the North Pole. Ten seconds is a long time when the clock you’re setting is ticking down to the end of the world. The project is described as a modern global insurance policy. The moon storehouse would contain 6.7 million samples from Earth’s species. Because human civilization has such a large footprint, if it were to collapse, that could have a negative cascading effect on the rest of the planet.” Similar 'doomsday vaults' exist on Earth: The Global Seed Vault, home to just under 1 million seed samples, is located on a remote island in Svalbard, an archipelago located between Norway and the. Scientists plan to build a ‘Doomsday’ vault on the moon. “As humans, we had a close call about 75,000 years ago with the Toba supervolcanic eruption, which caused a 1,000-year cooling period and, according to some, aligns with an estimated drop in human diversity. “Earth is naturally a volatile environment,” researcher Jekan Thanga, a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the University of Arizona College of Engineering, said in a statement. Their goal is to blanket the planet in high-speed broadband SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites.
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