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Microbes survive asteroid-impact pressures, supporting panspermia

development2026-03-04

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A study found hardy microorganisms surviving asteroid-impact pressures, bolstering the hypothesis that life hitchhikes between planets on debris, while NASA said Artemis III will test hardware in 2027 before an Artemis IV landing in 2028.

Reporting date: 2026-03-04 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to March 4, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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NASA pulls Artemis III forward and commits to yearly moonshots

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Microbes survive asteroid-impact pressures, supporting panspermia
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-03-04
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-04-microbes-survive-impact-pressures
Claim: A study found hardy microorganisms surviving asteroid-impact pressures, bolstering the hypothesis that life hitchhikes between planets on debris, while NASA said Artemis III will test hardware in 2027 before an Artemis IV landing in 2028.
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- Welcome to March 4, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-4-2026
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