Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds

Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds: -Lonnie Shekhtman Senior Science Writer Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA scientists say. Published on Aug. 19, 2026, in Science Advances, these findings highlight a need to better understand microbial persistence in extreme