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Meet Dr. Juliane Gross, Artemis Campaign Sample Curation Lead

by Keith Cowing

Based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, or ARES, curates the most extensive collection of extraterrestrial materials on Earth, ranging from microscopic […]

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Single-cell Imaging Reveals Efficient Nutrient Uptake And Growth Of Microalgae Darkening The Greenland Ice Sheet

by Keith Cowing

Blooms of dark pigmented microalgae accelerate glacier and ice sheet melting by reducing the surface albedo.

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NASA SOMD 2025 TRISH Appendix A – Enhancing eXploration Platforms and ANalog Definition (EXPAND) Exploratory Studies

by Keith Cowing

Release date: March 4, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ETStep-1 proposals due date: April 16, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ETStep-2 proposals due date: July 2, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute […]

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Extremophile Spinoffs: Bioactive Compounds Identified In Bacteria From The Andes

by Keith Cowing

An article published in the journal Scientific Reports describes how researchers analyzed biofilm produced by bacteria found in the El Medano hot springs, located in Chile in the central Andes, […]

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A Comprehensive Framework For Assessing Terrestrial Analogue Field Sites For Ocean Worlds

by Keith Cowing

Field studies at terrestrial analogue sites represent an important contribution to the science of ocean worlds.

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Research: Permafrost And Ground-ice Conditions in the Untersee Oasis, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica (Paper)

by Keith Cowing

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. […]

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ESA Away Team Training With Tricorders

by Keith Cowing

Rosemary Coogan (ESA), Arnaud Prost (ESA astronaut reserve) and Norishige Kanai (JAXA), trainees of ESA PANGAEA course, investigate some deposits, using the microscope associated with the Electronic FieldBook.

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 14 November 2024: The Plumes of Enceladus

by Keith Cowing

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 5 November 2024: Evening In Antarctica (Update)

by Keith Cowing

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 3 November 2024: Preparing For Science Diving

by Keith Cowing

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in October-December 2024 for another field season of research (preview). Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll be posting […]

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