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NASA finds Earth microbes could survive on the Moon

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August 26, 2026 • 47 views
Original source: Science Daily
NASA finds Earth microbes could survive on the Moon

NASA scientists found that microbes brought by astronauts could survive in cold, shadowed niches around the Moon’s South Pole, potentially complicating future searches for pristine lunar chemistry. Some refuges may be no larger than a footprint, while one har…

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