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Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find
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south polesurvive on the moonmoon south polemoon south
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- Earth · 3 sources
- NASA · 2 sources
- Prabal Saxena · 2 sources
- Some · 2 sources
Unique to one source
- Microbes · Space.com
- Even · Space.com
- Previous · Space.com
- Earth’s · NASA
- Moon’s South Pole · NASA
- Published · NASA
- Five · Scientific American
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No sentence appeared in more than one source.
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- ""Even a bootprint or a rover's tread may create a habitable area." Microbes from Earth might survive the harsh surface of the moon, albeit in a state of suspended animation, a new study finds." · Space.com
- "Previous research suggested the surface of the moon was too harsh for microbes to survive." · Space.com
- "Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA scientists say." · NASA
- "19, 2026, in Science Advances, these findings highlight a need to better understand microbial persistence […] This image was taken by an Artemis II astronaut from the Orion capsule in April 2026, as the spacecraft traveled past the Moon and back over 10 days." · NASA
- "Five common microorganisms found on Earth could survive at the lunar south pole, a new study finds, presenting a contamination risk for future human missions Five common microorganisms found on Earth could survive at the lunar south pole, a new study finds, presenting a contamination risk for future human missions" · Scientific American