8/21/2026
The Chart Room · space

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

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NASA Study Warns It’s Easier Than Expected for Astronauts to Contaminate the Moon
NASA scientists studied how five Earth microbes might fare on the Moon, including one that already survives outside the International Space Station.
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