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An Unknown Microbe Snuck Onto China's Space Station. Could It Infect the Universe?

Chinese scientists report that they’ve found a novel bacteria on the Tiangong space station, but can’t confirm if it evolved on the station itself or on Earth before hitching a ride skyward. Similarly,

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New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China's Tiangong space station

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analyzing samples taken from China's Tiangong space station. The new microbe strain, officially named Niallia tiangongensis, was found in microbial samples collected from the surfaces of Tiangong during the Shenzhou 15 crewed mission, which returned to Earth in June 2023.

New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well adapted to conditions there.

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Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, along with researchers in India and Saudi ...

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NASA 'cleanrooms' found crawling with 26 new bacterial species

A new study reports that 26 new bacterial species were found growing inside cleanrooms associated with NASA space missions.

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26 unknown bacterial species found in 'clean rooms' used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander

In a surprising discovery, scientists found 26 new bacteria species thriving in NASA's spacecraft clean rooms, designed to ...

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