Building the International Space Station, in comparison, required 40 trips. The Global Seed Vault has been dubbed the doomsday vault, which conjures up an image of a reserve of seeds for use in case of an apocalyptic event or a global catastrophe. Located in the arctic circle, The Global Seed Vault isn't simply just a large. While this might seem like a suggestion straight out of science fiction, the scientists behind this proposal have calculated that sending the cryogenically-frozen samples of sperm, eggs, spores, and seeds of some 6.7 million species to the relative safety of the moon might well be a feasible operation.Īccording to an IFL Science report, Thangavelautham said in his presentation that the facility could be 'filled with samples' in 250 flights to the moon. 'Earth is naturally a volatile environment,' said study author Jekan Thangavelautham in his presentation on the paper, titled 'Lunar Pits and Lava Tubes for a Modern Ark,' adding that an Earth-based repository of samples would still leave specimens vulnerable to getting destroyed in a massive disaster. 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. This lunar ark, the researchers said, could help the earth repopulate if a catastrophic disaster - such as a deadly epidemic, a supervolcanic eruption, a large-scale nuclear war, widespread drought, or an asteroid - were to occur. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. In particular, the Moon's lava tubes and lunar pits could be ideal places to construct a modern-day Noah’s Ark, similar in concept to Svalbard's famous 'Doomsday' Seed Vault, but in a place.

Steel, who debuted after the original Death of Superman story, is getting his own title written by Star Trek's Michael Dorn. It seems DC could be hinting at something similar happening in the near future, considering the publisher's promise of 'a clue' to its next big Superman story.Īction Comics Presents: Doomsday Special #1 goes on sale August 29. The ongoing civil war in Syria has led to the first-ever withdrawal from the Svalbard 'doomsday' Global Seed Vault, a giant storage unit for plant seeds thats. The original Death of Superman story came shortly after the end of the JLI era, and featured the then newly revamped Justice League going up against Doomsday with Superman in the lead.

'It's now up to Supergirl and Martian Manhunter to drive the beast back and see that he never again returns to our earthly plane-even if they must die to do it! Plus: the return of Bloodwynd, the debut of the Doomhounds, and a clue to the next big Superman event!' 'In the wake of Dark Crisis and Lazarus Planet, King Doomsday now sits on a throne of skulls across a river of blood, holding court over the demons that swarm in the depths of Hell.and he may have just found a way back to the land of the living,' it continues. 'Earth is naturally a volatile environment,' said researcher Jekan Thanga, a professor. Engineers want to build an underground lunar ark, filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from Earth’s species, hidden in a network of tubes on the moon to provide a genetic backup for the planet in the event of a doomsday scenario.

It’s Doomsday, the living embodiment of death, destruction, and evolution!' reads DC's official description of Action Comics Presents: Doomsday Special #1. Preparing for a doomsday scenario that could destroy the Earth, scientists from the University of Arizona have proposed building an underground ark hidden in a network of tubes on the Moon that could provide a genetic backup for the planet, CNN reported. 'It is a creature beyond reason-and the only force in the universe strong enough to kill Superman.

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