Dates: July 18-27 2025Location: Ladakh, India Protoplanet and University of Ladakh invite scientists, researchers, and field explorers to apply for Spaceward Bound India 2025, an immersive Mars analog research expedition […]
Artemis & Lunar Exploration
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Commercial & Private Sector, Exploration Gear & Tech, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Gravitational Biology, Life Support Systems, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Status Report
Why Space Biology Is The Next Great Innovation Opportunity
Space exploration has long captured the imagination of humanity, with technological innovation often taking centre stage. From advanced propulsion systems to intricate robotic explorers, our focus has been on the […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Magnetic Fields, Electromagnetism, bioelectricity,, Missions & Hardware, Moon, SETI & Technosignatures, Status Report
Results from NASA’s First Radio Telescope on the Moon: Terrestrial Technosignatures and the Low-Frequency Galactic Background Observed by ROLSES-1 Onboard the Odysseus Lander
Radiowave Observations on the Lunar Surface of the photo-Electron Sheath instrument (ROLSES- 1) onboard the Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander represents NASA’s first radio telescope on the Moon, and the […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Career Opportunities, Courses, Education and Outreach, Missions & Hardware, People Of Astrobiology, Societal Issues, Space Stations, Status Report
Expanding Space Exploration Training Offworld
The public and commercial space industries are planning longer duration and more distant space missions, including the establishment of a habitable lunar base and crewed missions to Mars. To support […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Tricorders & Sensors
Away Team Tech: Testing Rovers In Lava Tubes For Future Space Exploration
What does an ancient lava tube in the Canary Islands have in common with space exploration? For our robotics teams, it turns out, quite a lot.
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors
Away Team Gear: Testing A New Sample Collection System On The Moon
Editor’s note: One of the first things you learn in biology is sterile technique – the taking of a sample without contaminating it. You learn it in microbiology and later […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Life Support Systems, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Press Release
Finding Water On The Moon And Mars: Humanity’s Extraterrestrial Future
The inclination to explore across vast expanses has been a continual part of human history. In voyages across the Atlantic, or North America, one of the greatest obstacles was the […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astrobiology (general), Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Space Life Science, Status Report
Reminder: NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (DARES) RFI
As a reminder, NASA is seeking community input for the development of the forthcoming NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES). RFI responses are due February 4, 2025.
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Commercial & Private Sector, Life Support Systems, Missions & Hardware, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Status Report
NASA Space Biology Research – Final Text and Due Dates – ROSES-24 Amendment 85: E.9
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate announces a grant funding opportunity for research emphases on Precision Health and Space Crops. Step 1 proposals are due February 4, 2025.
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Meteorites & Asteroids, Moon, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Study Reveals Origins Of Lunar Water And Its Connection To Earth’s Early History
The team analyzed water in nine samples from the Apollo lunar mission, using a high-precision triple oxygen isotope technique. This method, developed by Dr. Morgan Nunn Martinez of the University […]