NASA has a job opening for someone to defend Earth from aliens -- and it pays a six-figure salary

NASA is hiring a planetary protection officer with a salary of up to $187,000. The job was created after the signing of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967. Planetary protection officers are hired to make sure humans don't contaminate planets, moons, and other objects in space. They're also supposed to help prevent any alien microbes that might exist from spreading to Earth. US government scientists work hard to protect the public. Some researchers study infectious diseases and effective treatments. ...