Space Microbiology: Microbial Resilience, Contamination Risks, and the Search for Biosignatures Beyond Earth

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Microbes can survive space conditions and adapt to its stresses, showing life could endure on other worlds and guiding searches for biosignatures and safeguards for astronauts, as explored by researchers like Kartik Aiyer.

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Microbes have survived the ravages of time, withstood inhospitable conditions and shaped Earth uniquely, prompting research into the plausibility that microbial life might exist beyond our planet.