How do bacteria survive in space? #spacetravel #astronauts #nationalspacecentre

How do bacteria from Earth behave in space, and what challenges do they pose for long-term space travel? 🦠 Huge thanks to our friends at the National Space Centre in Leicester (@spacecentre) for the amazing location for this video intro—a replica of part of the ISS you can also visit! -- Space scientist, educator and BBC Sky at Night presenter Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will explore the extraordinary breakthroughs that have revolutionised our understanding of the universe in the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution, to be broadcast on BBC Four and iPlayer on 28th, 29th and 30th December at 7pm. Outside the UK, the lectures will be available on our YouTube channel on 28 December at 7pm GMT -- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/join Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ri_science Listen to the Ri podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ri-science-podcast Donate to the RI and help us bring you more lectures: https://www.rigb.org/support-us/donate-ri Our editorial policy: https://www.rigb.org/editing-ri-talks-and-moderating-comments Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.