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Lunar microbial survival and contamination risks

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Latest: NASA study finds Earth microbes could survive in lunar shadows

NASA-led research has identified that certain Earth-based microbes could survive in the shaded, cold regions of the Moon’s South Pole. Using data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists modeled survival niches

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NASA research on solar storm impacts

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Latest: NASA study reveals solar storms may be twice as severe as predicted

Research led by NASA suggests that Earth's response to solar storms may not have a natural saturation point, challenging previous models that assumed a plateau in atmospheric response to intense solar wind. By analyzing

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