Similarly, a separate study shows that NASA’s clean room—used for the Phoenix Mars lander mission—also contained 26 novel bacteria species.

On Earth, that trio — hydrogen, oxidants and shuffling iron — can sustain microbes living far below the surface and far from ...

Scanning electron microscopy showing the new species of microbes discovered in a NASA clean room used for the Phoenix Mars mission. | Credit: Microbiome (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s40168-025-02082-1 ...

FILE - This image made available by NASA shows the Jezero Crater area on the planet Mars, captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring ...

Similarly, a separate study shows that NASA’s clean room—used for the Phoenix Mars lander mission—also contained 26 novel bacteria species.

Similarly, a separate study shows that NASA’s clean room—used for the Phoenix Mars lander mission—also contained 26 novel bacteria species.