In a surprising discovery, NASA scientists found 26 new bacterial species in a JPL clean room, raising concerns about ...

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

Accidental contamination shows how even NASA missions can send resilient Earth microbes to other planets, risking false ...

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

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Scanning electron microscopy showing the new species of microbes discovered in a NASA clean room used for the Phoenix Mars mission. | Credit: Microbiome (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s40168-025-02082-1 And ...