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Two new research papers are offering insights into both the search for life beyond the Earth and the future of human activity on the Moon.

Open University researchers are leading international advances in planetary protection, helping ensure that space exploration is safe, sustainable, and scientifically rigorous. Their research is featured in a new thematic issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A which brings together the latest international perspectives on preventing contamination in space and safeguarding Earth from extraterrestrial material.

We are thrilled that we have two new members of the team Shunsuke Nozaki (visiting PhD student) and Oliver Pattle (PhD student).