The First Life We Find on the Moon May Have Come From Us

NASA research has modeled whether human-associated microbes could remain viable in protected environments near the Moon's south pole. The possibility raises a planetary-protection question before long-term lunar presence expands. Editorial note: the work examines survivability under modeled conditions; it does not show that microbes are living, growing or spreading on the Moon today. Evidence status: EMERGING Sources: • NASA — https://science.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/human-related-microbes-may-survive-moons-south-pole-nasa-finds/ • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory — https://planetaryprotection.jpl.nasa.gov/research Visual disclosure: AI-assisted cinematic reconstructions illustrate modeled conditions and planetary-protection questions; they are not direct lunar observations. NOCTICOSM — Science at the Edge of Reality. #Moon #Astrobiology #PlanetaryProtection #NASA #SpaceScience #Science #NOCTICOSM