Exploring our solar system must be conducted in a clean and responsible manner if we are to avoid compromising the search for extraterrestrial life. An EU-funded project is providing an international platform for key stakeholders to exchange knowledge and produce policy recommendations that aim to ensure exactly that.
Planetary protection is aimed at preventing contamination between the Earth and other bodies in the context of space missions. The EU-funded PPOSS project is helping to refine regulations on planetary protection that were first put in place by scientists about half a century ago.
Further details: Researchers strengthen global planetary protection cooperation