Update: note from Dale at 6:00 pm EDT / 22:00 UTC: “It has been pretty breezy all day with blowing snow. Nevertheless it’s been a productive day, as we continue […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen’s Antarctic Field Report: 28 October 2026: Shoveling Snow In Antarctica
[Dale Andersen] : Hi Keith, A quick note while the base WiFi is up and running. We spent the last two days digging out the entrance to our hut, removing […]
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NASA Comments On The Future Of Astrobiology
Editor’s note: NASA Science Mission Directorate held a Community Town Hall on 26 October 2026. One of the questions that was posted in advanced was asked concerning NASA Astrobiology. Audio […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen’s Antarctic Field Report: 26 October 2026: Flying South
Keith’s note: This report may be updated over the course of the day. Dale’s departure from Cape Town was scheduled for 10:00 am Local time but ended up at 10:28 […]
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Early-career Graduate Students Host An Exclusive, NASA-funded Astrobiology Conference
[University of Arizona]. AbGradCon 2026 brought an international group of graduate students studying astrobiology, planetary science and astronomy to the University of Arizona to present their research and engage in […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen’s Antarctic Field Report: 20 Oct 2026: Wheels Down In Cape Town
[Dale Andersen]: The 787 Dreamliner rolled to a stop far out on the apron, as the big jets often do here, and I climbed down into a gray afternoon and […]
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Astrobiology Primer
[Current Biology (Cell)] Astrobiology aims not only to determine whether life exists beyond Earth but to understand how biology ‘fits’ into a physicochemical universe of stars and planets, including Earth […]
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ExoPAG 35 – Early Career Talks Invitation
[NASA]. NASA’s Exoplanet Program Analysis Group’s Executive Committee (ExoPAG EC) and NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP) Office invite early career scientists to join the next hybrid ExoPAG meeting.
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen’s Antarctic Field Report: Preview: Fall 2026 Lake Untersee Field Season
Keith’s note: Dale Andersen is preparing for his second expedition to Lake Untersee, Antarctica for 2026. The first 2026 Field season at Lake Untersee was conducted from January – March […]
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Planetary Research Program Metrics to Enable a Vital Research Community and Achieve Decadal-Level Science
[National Academies of Sciences] Help us identify ways that the NASA Planetary Research Program can evaluate the health and effectiveness of its research and analysis program in accomplishing decadal science […]