What would be the consequences if bacteria from Earth reached another planet during space exploration?

More than one exo-biologist has maintained that life on earth may have originated from microbes that hitched a ride on meteors. It is quite likely therefore that if microbes from earth reached another planet as a result of some form of contamination, they could multiply and create new life on that planet as well.





If there were already native life forms on that planet, the effect could be utterly disastrous.

What would be the consequences if bacteria from Earth reached another planet during space exploration?
We don't have enough information to know. We can only suppose that the effects could be drastic.
Reply:I suppose the bacteria would all die for lack of food or radiation, and that would be a real shame because some bacteria are good bacteria.
Reply:There are so vast a percentage of planets unlike our own that bacteria is not going to remain viable. There is so small a chance that bacteria would ever get to one that it could live on.... please don't stay up late worrying.
Reply:Hopefully not another Earth...
Reply:nothing probably.....................
Reply:mosf of dem myt definateli die..bt if survived thn myt lead 2 further evolution, wich myt not require the same basic factorz 2 survive as we do. they myt also create different species(smthn beyond our imagination)!! itz a whole new mystery wht it myt do
Reply:prolly nothing,but it depends on the condition of the planet,to cold the bacteria would freez death,to hot,not good either,alot of things involved for bacteria to expand or grow.


like the enviroment on earth is kind of ideal for bacteria.


why do you think we have so many here..lol
Reply:watch the movie war of the worlds with tom cruise and that will show the effects of bacteria on a race outside of this world. Granted, it is just a movie, but kinda shows you how it could have a massive impact!
Reply:specie evolve becaz of radiation and acorrding to most scientists the radiation can only worsen the evolution that mean it has a negative impact in shorts either they will die of they will become mutated because of immence amount of radiation than die but theyll die surly


my father is a scientist he told me
Reply:The main consequence is it would contaminate the pristine environment we were studying, including searching for life on. We want to be sure any life we find is native, thereby answering one of the biggest questions out there.
Reply:Bacteria wud die because conditions for sex is nt ideal in other planet.
Reply:If the environment were suitable they would reproduce; if not, they would die.
Reply:They would probably die because they are used to live in an earthly enviroment (with plenty of water and oxygen).





If there would be transmutations and they survive in about 3.5 million years there would be life or somethin like it on that planet.





That would be a great experiment for the study of evolution and a very dangerous one!