# A black fungus that thrives in damp bathrooms and has been found aboard the ISS was the toughest organism in NASA's new Moon-survival study — even outperforming a bacterium famous for being one of the most radiation-resistant lifeforms on Earth.

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-08-22 17:07 UTC · Category: Science

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