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Extraterrestrial Toxins & Contaminates

Don't get too excited, everyday, ordinary things like sunlight are extraterrestrial. It's interesting to consider what toxins and contaminates exist elsewhere in the universe. To that end, this section covers just that, some are very real and some are fictional and just here for fun.

Real Extraterrestrial Toxins & Contaminates

  • Lunar dust - a very real and relatively nearby toxin

Fictional Extraterrestrial Toxins & Contaminates

  • Chemical A0-3959X.91 – 15 - also known as Prometheus Fire and Agent A0-3959X.91 – 15 and colloquially as black goo or black liquid, is a potent and virulent biological mutagen. It was first introduced in the Alien series film: Prometheus (2012) and appears subsequently in: Alien: Covenant (2017) and Alien: Romulus (2024) in which it is called Z-01.