In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon’s poles.
Astrogeology
Posted inAstrogeology, Conferences and Meetings, Meteorites & Asteroids
NAI Director's Seminar: George Cody, "Establishing a Common Origin for Carbonaceous Solids in Comets, IDPs, and Primitive Chondrites"
Date/Time: Monday, March 28, 2011 11:00AM PacificPresenter: George Cody (Carnegie Institution of Washington) Abstract: Primitive bodies in the Solar System contain relatively large quantities of refractory organic macromolecular material. A […]
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.
Posted inAstrogeology, Mars
Final Stages of Earth, Moon, Mars Formation
A new study in a recent issue of Science from NAI’s NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Team and their colleagues looks at late accretion in the formation of the Earth, […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Mars, Meteorites & Asteroids, Microbiology & Virology, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report
ALH84001: The Key to Unlocking Secrets About Mars-15 Years and Counting
From the December 27, 1984 discovery of ALH84001, and its subsequent identification as a sample of Mars in 1993, mystery and debate has surrounded the meteorite [1].
Posted inAstrogeology, Conferences and Meetings, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments
Arsenic, Astrobiology, NASA, and the Media
Exclusive Interview: Discoverer of Arsenic Bacteria, in the Eye of the Storm, Science Now “Q: So, NASA approached you about doing a press conference, and you thought that was a […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Conferences and Meetings
2011 Gordon Research Conference on the Origins of Solar Systems
The 2011 Gordon Research Conference on the Origins of Solar Systems will take place at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA 17-22 July 2011. This unique interdisciplinary meeting includes […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Astrogeology, Conferences and Meetings
Workshop and Fieldtrip: Geobiology in Space Exploration
7-14 February 2011Marrakech, MoroccoAbstract Submission Deadline: 7 January 2011Sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA) Topical Team, Geomicrobiology for Space Settlement and Exploration. Organizers: Charles Cockell (Open University, UK), Oliver […]
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 isn’t quite as dry as it’s long been thought to be. Although you won’t find oceans, lakes, or even a shallow puddle on […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Conferences and Meetings, Origin & Evolution of Life
Call for Abstracts: 2010 GSA Meeting Session T110, 'Mountain Formation and Landscape Evolution in the Solar System: Implications for the Origin of Life'
Abstract Submission Deadline: August 10, 2010 2010 Geological Society of America National Meeting: T110, Mountain Formation and Landscape Evolution in the Solar System: Implications for the Origin of Life. Organizers: […]