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Two scientists want NASA to build a quarantine lab for alien germs on the Moon, rather than on Earth. The pair, ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new paper.

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

Researchers have looked at how particular microbes from Earth would fare in conditions like those of Mars, the moon, and the ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

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