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

The bacteria’s existence raises questions about microbial resilience and the potential of microbes that can survive space’s ...

Scientists believe studying these extremophiles could revolutionize life sciences, bioengineering, and space exploration. Wait, aren't "clean" rooms supposed to be, well, "clean" of germs and ...

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

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

DNA analysis has revealed that 26 novel species of "extremophile" bacteria were lurking in a clean room that housed NASA's ...

China's Tiangong Space Station is teeming with a new species of bacteria. The discovery can have implications for future ...

NASA scientists have accidentally uncovered 26 previously unknown species of bacteria—a discovery that challenges current ...

NASA's scientists have discovered 26 new types of bacteria that could survive space in cleanrooms - the place where ...

But some microorganisms – known as "extremophiles" – thrive in such environments. "Our study aimed to understand the risk of extremophiles being transferred in space missions and to identify ...

These resilient extremophiles survived sterilization processes, raising ethical questions about planetary protection and the search for extraterrestrial life. This highlights the need for improved ...