Extremophile Bacteria May Hitch Rides on Asteroid Fragments

Mar 4, 2026 - 18:15
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Extremophile Bacteria May Hitch Rides on Asteroid Fragments
This is an artist's impression of a rocky and water-rich asteroid being torn apart by the strong gravity of the white dwarf star GD 61. Image credit: Mark A. Garlick, Space-art.co.uk / University of Warwick / University of Cambridge.

New research shows that Deinococcus radiodurans has outstanding ability to survive the extreme transient pressures associated with impact-induced ejection from Mars.

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