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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… NASA scientists found that microbes brought by astronauts could survive in cold, shadowed niches around the Moon’s South Pole, potentially complicating future searches…
Dr. Kai NakamuraChief Science CorrespondentPublished Aug 25, 2026 at 3:10 PM EDT · 1 min read
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… NASA scientists found that microbes brought by astronauts could survive in cold, shadowed niches around the Moon’s South Pole, potentially complicating future searches…
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