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A planetary protection engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory prepares samples for analysis on March 20, 2024....
A team of specialists in a field known as planetary protection has been working to keep NASA’s Europa Clipper...
A planetary protection engineer in full-body protective gear carefully collects samples from NASA's Europa Clipper...
Lisa Pratt, NASA's Planetary Protection Officer, answers a question from the audience during a special session...
Lisa Pratt, NASA's Planetary Protection Officer, answers a question from the audience during a special session...
Planetary protection engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California swab engineering models of...
Mars 2020 Mars Sample Return Briefing with representatives from NASA, the European Space Agency, and the University...
NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green, left, Lisa Pratt, NASA's Planetary Protection Officer, Michael Meyer, Lead Scientist...
NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office is in charge of finding, tracking and monitoring near-Earth objects and...
How would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth? NASA’s upcoming documentary, "Planetary...
Experts discuss early results of the NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission and its intentional...
Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, is seen during a special session...
NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green is seen during a special session titled “Planetary Protection for the Future:...
After a 300 million-mile journey through space, the Mars Perseverance rover is ready to begin the most challenging...
Protecting astronauts on the International Space Station from harmful pathogens is leading to groundbreaking...
How would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth? NASA’s "Planetary Defenders" is a gripping...
Michael Meyer, Lead Scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, answers a question from the audience during a...
Technicians remove NASA’s largest planetary mission spacecraft, Europa Clipper, from its protective shipping...
Technicians remove NASA’s largest planetary mission spacecraft, Europa Clipper, from its protective shipping...
Countdown to Mars live commentary at Kennedy Space Center’s News Center in Florida on July 30, 2020, with hosts...
Technicians remove NASA’s largest planetary mission spacecraft, Europa Clipper, from its protective shipping...
Technicians remove NASA’s largest planetary mission spacecraft, Europa Clipper, from its protective shipping...
Technicians remove NASA’s largest planetary mission spacecraft, Europa Clipper, from its protective shipping...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rising from fire and smoke, NASA's Juno planetary probe, enclosed in its payload fairing,...