How Could Earth Microbes Survive on the Moon?
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Life on the lunar surface is considered nearly impossible, but a new study challenges this notion. NASA scientists have found that some Earth-based microbes can survive for some time after reaching the moon.
So far, the surface of the moon has been considered completely hostile to life. A new NASA study draws a more differentiated picture. This raises questions for the now planned moon missions.
New research has analyzed five types of fungi and bacteria, indicating that some of them could survive for some time under certain conditions on the lunar surface.
Five common terrestrial microorganisms t m condi es to survive on the Moon. A new study, which came out in the last fourth (19) in Science Advances magazine, suggests that Bacillus, Deinococcus and Staphylococcus bacteria and fungi Aspergillus and Fusarium can exist, but not proliferate, in extreme conditions of temperature and radiation UV (ultraviolet), such as those of Earth's natural satellite lite. Read more (08/24/2026
NASA Finds Lunar South Pole Niches Where Human Microbes Could Survive
Simulations suggest that some bacteria and fungi carried by astronauts could remain alive for at least a day in shaded pockets near the lunar south pole. The post NASA Maps Places Where Human-Related Microbes Could Survive on the Moon appeared first on Curiosmos.
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