[Life Sciences in Space Research] Astrobiological analog environments comprise Earth-based environments that share similarities with a target setting (another planetary body or Precambrian Earth conditions) and whose defining features influence […]
Astrobiology (general)
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life
Re-evaluating Boundary Conditions Of The Concept of Life
[Proceedings IAU] It is argued that a central challenge to the task of developing a foundational model for life lies within the implicit propositions of the Western scientific view.
Posted inCareer Opportunities
How Does Someone Become An Astrobiologist?
Editor’s note (Keith Cowing): I get a lot of inquiries asking where someone can get a degree in Astrobiology. There are many places to do that around the world. I […]
Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program
Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) 2026
The Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) is an annual, student-led conference to highlight and promote the scientific research of early career astrobiologists. Attendees of this conference are graduate students and post-doctoral […]
Posted inAstronauts and Explorers
Astronaut Training For Underground Science Expeditions
ESA CAVES (Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills) is an ESA astronaut training program. The three-week course prepares astronauts to work safely and effectively in […]
Posted inSpace Life Science
SpaceBio Knowledge Hub: A LiteratOmics Platform for Microgravity and Space Biology Research
Editor’s note: The following was posted on LinkedIn by Jose Cleydson Ferreira Silva, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Florida “As research in space biology continues to grow, scientific knowledge […]
Posted inPeople Of Astrobiology
Carl Sagan Month: Call For Participation
[EAI] This year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of the renowned astronomer, science communicator and writer Carl Sagan. It is a global opportunity to bring science closer to […]
Posted inReports, Roadmaps, & Plans
NASA ROSES-25 Amendment 60: Due Date Extended for C.2 Solar System Science
[NASA] C.2 Solar System Science solicits proposals for research, data analysis, data preservation, and tools that support investigations to help ascertain the content, origin, and evolution of the Solar System […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general)
Indigenizing The Drake Equation: How Indigenous Methods Can Help Us Understand Life In The Milky Way Galaxy
[astro-ph.IM] The Drake Equation is a thought experiment whose purpose is to understand the ingredients necessary for life and advanced technological civilizations to exist on other worlds in our galaxy.
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Input Sought: Review of Progress Toward the Decadal Survey Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s
The National Academies’ decadal survey, Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s (Astro2020), identifies the most compelling science challenges and frontiers in astronomy and astrophysics and presents […]