Protecting Earth's environment and other solar system bodies from harmful contamination has been an important principle throughout the history of space explorat
The goal of planetary protection is to control, to the degree possible, the biological cross-contamination of planetary bodies. Guidelines developed by the Comm
Solar system exploration is in an extraordinary state of expansion. Scientific capabilities to search for evidence of extant or relic life outside Earthâ€"am
The goal of planetary protection is to control, to the degree possible, the biological cross-contamination of planetary bodies. Guidelines developed by the Comm
Three recent developments have greatly increased interest in the search for life on Mars. The first is new information about the Martian environment including e