Nasa job vacancy: Defender of the Earth - must have experience

Space agency offers $187,000 post protecting the world from alien microbes

Nasa planet protector
(Image credit: 2017 NASA)

Nasa is preparing to defend the world from alien "contamination" and searching for a "planetary protection officer" - with a salary of $187,000 (£141,000).

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