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Education and Outreach
Posted inCareer Opportunities, Education and Outreach, Habitable Zones, Status Report
UT Austin Habitability Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Astronomy Department and the Center for Planetary Systems Habitability (CPSH) at the University of Texas at Austin invite applications for an institutional prize postdoctoral fellowship.
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Status Report
ReplicationBench: Can AI Agents Replicate Astrophysics Research Papers?
Frontier AI agents show increasing promise as scientific research assistants, and may eventually be useful for extended, open-ended research workflows.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Astrogeology, Career Opportunities, Courses, Education and Outreach, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Sample Return
Extraterrestrial Materials Academy (ETMA)
The Extraterrestrial Materials Academy (ETMA) is scheduled for June 8–August 15, 2026, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas, in partnership with the University of Houston–Clear Lake […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Education and Outreach, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, SETI & Technosignatures, Space Life Science
How Do YOU Say “Astrobiology”?
Editor’s note: I asked Grok to tell me how to say “astrobiology” in the top 100 languages spoken on Earth. The response I got back from Grok is below. “Astrobiology” […]
Posted inCareer Opportunities, Education and Outreach, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report
Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund Fall 2025 Travel Grant Opportunity
The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Fall 2025 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Career Opportunities, Education and Outreach, Mars, Press Release
Curtin University Powers A Global Push To Find Life On Mars And Advance Autonomy
Curtin University is helping unlock the secrets of life on Mars and advance next-generation robotics and autonomous systems, with two new international agreements signed this week at the International Astronautical […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Education and Outreach, People Of Astrobiology, Status Report
U.S. Embassy New Zealand – New Zealand Astrobiology Network Astrobiology Celebration
This September, the U.S. Embassy partnered with the New Zealand Astrobiology Network to celebrate ten years of astrobiology in Aotearoa and 150 years of U.S.–NZ scientific collaboration.
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Status Report, Stellar Cartography
Radio Galaxy Zoo EMU: Harnessing Citizen Science and AI to Advance Open Science Catalogues
Over the past decades, significant efforts have been devoted to developing sophisticated algorithms for automatically identifying and classifying radio sources in large surveys.
Posted inConferences and Meetings, Courses, Education and Outreach, Status Report
JWST 2025 Summer School Materials Are Now Available
All materials of the inaugural JWST Summer school, including presentations, notes, exercises and videos, are now publicly available on the event page.