Some asteroids may have been like “molecular factories” cranking out life’s ingredients and shipping them to Earth via meteorite impacts. Now it appears that at least one asteroid may have […]
Astrochemistry
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NASA Research Shows DNA Building Blocks Can Be Made in Space
NASA-funded researchers have found more evidence meteorites can carry DNA components created in space.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Comets and Asteroids, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Meteorites & Asteroids, Press Release
Carnegie: Meteorites ā Tool Kits for Creating Life on Earth
Meteorites hold a record of the chemicals that existed in the early solar system and that may have been a crucial source of the organic compounds that gave rise to […]
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Proposal Due Dates delayed for ROSES-11 Appendix D.2 the Astrophysics Data Analysis program and Appendix C.2 the Cosmochemistry program
This amendment delays the proposal due date for Appendix D.2 the Astrophysics Data Analysis program and Appendix C.2 the Cosmochemistry program in order to give time to proposers who are […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
Report: Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022 (2011)
In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moonās poles.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Missions & Hardware, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
Planetary Science Decadal Survey Newsletter #7
Dear Colleague: This is the seventh newsletter to the community regarding the planetary science decadal survey.
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Left-handed Isovaline and Life on Earth
NASA scientists analyzing the dust of meteorites have discovered new clues to a long-standing mystery about how life works on its most basic, molecular level. āWe found more support for […]
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NASA-Funded Astrobiology Research Discovers Earth Life Built With Arsenic
NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth. Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of Mono Lake in California have discovered […]
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COST Workshop "Carbon in the Solar System"
6-8 December 2010Brussels, BelgiumAbstract Submission Deadline: 15 November 2010 The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Program supports cooperation among scientists and researchers across Europe. It sponsors “actions” to […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Comets and Asteroids, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Impact events, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Moon, Press Release
Caltech Team Finds Evidence of Water in Moon Minerals
That dry, dusty Moon overhead? Seems it isnāt quite as dry as itās long been thought to be. Although you wonāt find oceans, lakes, or even a shallow puddle on […]