The prospect, no matter how remote, that a space probe launched from Earth may "contaminate" another planet with Earthly microbes, is concerning some scientists, especially once technology allowing unmanned spacecraft to travel to nearby star systems is developed. However far in the future such technologies may be, it is worth thinking about the potential problem of contaminating other solar systems with Earth life, according to a new paper by Charles ... Read full entry
Do other star systems need protection from Earth life?
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