{
  "id": 17021142,
  "title": "NASA’s BioSentinel probe flew past the Moon with yeast to measure deep-space radiation; the cells failed to grow, likely expiring before launch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nasas-biosentinel-probe-flew-past-the-moon-with-yeast-to-measure-deep",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T05:40:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/nasas-biosentinel-probe-flew-past-the-moon-with-yeast-to-measure-deep-space-radiation-the-cells-failed-to-grow-likely-expiring-before-launch-101793175949479.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2022, NASA’s BioSentinel flew yeast past the Moon. The cells never grew, likely expired before launch, but its radiation detector still collected data.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}