NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat

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NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life.

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  • Reported by NASA and published Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:33:10 UTC.

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  2. NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat

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