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Microbes may make it on the Moon

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According to a new study, bacteria and fungi shed by humans could survive on the lunar surface for up to a week or longer. The study, published in Science Advances Aug. 19, paired microbiologists with researchers who model lunar surface conditions. Led by Prabal Saxena, research space scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center, the team Continue reading "Microbes may make it on the Moon" The post Microbes may make it on the Moon appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

First report: Earth Microbes Could Survive on the Moon’s Poles for Weeks and NASA Scientists Are Worried — zmescience.com, 13d