The Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission is a NASA initiative designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science.
Education and Outreach
Posted inCareer Opportunities, Courses, Education and Outreach, Space Life Science, Status Report
Announcing The 2024 Space Life Sciences Training Program
The 10-week program will be held in-person at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Silicon Valley. Here’s what you need to know;
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astrobiology (general), Astropharmacy / Biotechnology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
The Astrobiology Habitable Environments Database (AHED) and the Astrobiology Resource Metadata Standard (ARMS): Community-driven Tools For Astrobiological Data
The interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology presents challenges to data management, integration, and analysis because of its great diversity.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
“Are We Alone In The Universe?” Project Marks A Major Milestone
Are we alone in the universe? About 30,000 volunteers want to know! These volunteers visited arewealone.earth to sift through a vast data set from the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope—inspecting it […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Education and Outreach, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
SETI Institute Unveils Two Prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowships: The Baruch S. Blumberg Fellowship And The William J. Welch Fellowship
The SETI Institute announced today the establishment of a new postdoctoral research fellowship program funded by its transformative bequest from Qualcomm Co-founder, Franklin Antonio.
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Away Teams & Field Reports, Education and Outreach, Exploration Gear & Tech, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving
Possible Off World AwayTeam Applications: Lab-on-a-drone That Tracks Air Pollution On Earth
Editor’s note: NASA is currently flying the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars as part of the Mars Perseverance rover mission. As of this posting it has flown 67 times and continues […]
Posted inEducation and Outreach, Intelligence & Language, Interstellar, SETI & Technosignatures, Societal Issues, Status Report
Message In A Bottle – An Update To The Golden Record: 1. Objectives And Key Content Of The Message
In the first part of this series, we delve into the foundational aspects of “Message in a Bottle (MIAB)” (henceforth referred to as MIAB). This study builds upon the legacy […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Brown Dwarfs, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
An Investigation of New Brown Dwarf Spectral Binary Candidates From the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Initiative
We present three new brown dwarf spectral binary candidates: CWISE J072708.09−360729.2, CWISE J103604.84−514424.4, and CWISE J134446.62−732053.9, discovered by citizen scientists through the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project.
Posted inEducation and Outreach, Europa, Status Report
Message In A Bottle: Send Your Name To Europa
Join the mission and have your name engraved on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft as it travels 1.8 billion miles to explore Europa, an ocean world that may support life.
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Career Opportunities, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, Press Release
Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund Fall 2023 Travel Grants
The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and […]