A training school, organized by the European Astrobiology Institute and us, the Cluster of Excellence “The Martian Mindset“ | University of Bremen, is dedicated to the scientific, ethical, medical, economic, […]
Astrobiology (general)
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New Method Sharpens The Search For Alien Biology
For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking for on other planets or moons?
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The Origin, Extension, and Future of the “NASA Definition” of Life
The “NASA definition” enjoys broad popularity among scientists, particularly in the astrobiology community: life is “a self-sustained chemical system capable of Darwinian evolution.”
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
NASA Redesigns Science Discovery Engine Infrastructure
The Science Discovery Engine (SDE), NASA’s centralized, search capability for all open-source science data and information, recently released a major upgrade to its backend infrastructure. Shifting to OpenSearch, an Amazon […]
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Registration Opens For The RED Astrobiology Introductory Virtual School – June 2nd-8th 2026
RED is a Training School about the “Basics in Astrobiology”. Astrobiology addresses questions related to the origins of life, its evolution, and distribution in the Universe.
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The Catastrophic Consequences of Agnosticism for Life Searches and a Possible Workaroun
Planned and ongoing searches for life, both biological and technological, confront an epistemic barrier concerning false positives – namely, that we don’t know what we don’t know.
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The European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA) 2026 Conference: Astrobiology Missions
The European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA) 2026 Conference will be organised by the Space Exploration Institute in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, from the 1st (Tuesday) to the 4th (Friday) September 2026.
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NASA Is Seeking Partners For The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon)
The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) is an international conference that brings together scientists, researchers, students, and other professionals to disseminate the results of NASA funded research and to update the […]
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Designing Digital Education Outreach for Astrobiology: You Are Not Alone
The NASA-funded Infiniscope project is developing a new technology-enabled framework to empower education outreach by astrobiologists, aligned with NASA planetary exploration missions.
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Machine Learning As A Transformative Tool for (Exo-)Planetary Science
The exploration of planetary bodies in our Solar system and beyond relies on the processing and interpretation of large, spatio-temporally inconsistent, and heterogeneous datasets.