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Study finds human microbes could survive on Moon's dark poles

Simulations show astronaut footprints might create habitable zones for bacteria in permanently shadowed regions.

Luisa Marconi
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A study published in Science Advances on August 19, 2026, suggests that microbes hitching a ride with future Artemis astronauts could potentially survive in the shadowed regions of the Moon's south pole.[1]