The NASA Astrobiology Program has partnered with KnowInnovation (KI) to host a pilot Astrobiology Mission Ideation Factory focused on the search for life at Mars. NASA would like to provide […]
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Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund: Apply Now for the Spring 2023 Travel Grant
The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Spring 2023 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and […]
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Call for Applications: NASA 2023 Virtual Space Biosciences Training Course: STAR (Spaceflight Technology, Applications, and Research)
Solicitation Number: NNH23ZDA013LResponse Due Date: June 2, 2023
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NASA 2023 Summer Space Life Sciences Training Program
NASA’s Ames Research Center Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) will soon be opening the application for the 2023 summer program. We’re excited that we will be holding this year’s […]
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New Research Hub Considers Response To Life Beyond Earth
What does humanity do when we discover we are not alone in the cosmos? A new international research hub at the University of St Andrews will coordinate global expertise to […]
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Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund
The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Fall 2022 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and […]
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GeneLab For High School Students (GL4HS) Program Is Expanding Into U.S. Schools
The GL4HS program is a 4-week intensive summer program hosted by NASA Ames Research Center and funded by NASA’s Space Biology program. 2021 was the 5th year of the popular […]
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SLSTP Students Publish Paper Showing Bacteria Exposed to Space Show Lasting Genomic Changes
Samples of Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032, an endospore-forming bacterial strain, were externally mounted on ISS in the EXPOSE facility and with full UV exposure. While nearly all the bacterial spores were […]
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Video: Drone Footage Of Lake Untersee, Antarctica
Dale Andersen: A quick video tour of Lake Untersee using drone footage I captured including views of our camp, a drive across the lake from our camp to the pressure […]
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Expeditionary Astronauts Wanted
As NASA returns humans to the Moon and then heads out to Mars, a new type of astronaut will be required to explore these worlds. Let’s called them “expeditionary astronauts”.