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Specifically, scientists looked in the cleanrooms used to prepare the Phoenix Mars lander for its launch in August 2007. In the study, scientists analyzed microorganisms growing in the NASA ...

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