Richard Vaughan+FollowSpace Station Bacteria Mystery!A totally new bacteria just showed up on China’s Tiangong space station—and it’s never been seen on Earth. Scientists are buzzing about how this little microbe, niallia tiangongensis, might have adapted to survive in orbit. It forms tough spores, breaks down gelatin in weird ways, and could even mess with astronaut health or equipment. No one knows if it hitched a ride from Earth or mutated in space, but it’s a wild reminder that space is full of surprises! #SpaceMystery #ScienceNews #Microbes #Science10Share
Michelle York+FollowNASA’s Clean Room Had Space-Ready SuperbugsTurns out, NASA’s ultra-sterile Mars lander clean room was secretly crawling with dozens of never-before-seen ‘extreme’ bacteria! Scientists just found 26 new species that could survive wild conditions—even the vacuum of space. No worries, Mars didn’t get contaminated, but these tough little microbes might help us figure out what alien life could look like. Who knew the real sci-fi action was happening right here on Earth? #NASA #SpaceScience #Microbes #MarsMission #ScienceNews #Science20Share
