NASA Study Warns It’s Easier Than Expected for Astronauts to Contaminate the Moon

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Source: www.gizmodo.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Left · Published: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:15:57 GMT

NASA scientists studied how five Earth microbes might fare on the Moon, including one that already survives outside the International Space Station.