Dear Colleagues, For all of us, for many reasons, 2020 has been a tough year and its impacts will be felt in many ways in 2021 and beyond. I am […]
NASA Astrobiology Program
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NASA Selects New Science Teams for Astrobiology Research
The NASA Astrobiology Program announces the selection of eight new interdisciplinary research teams today, inaugurating its Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR) program. The breadth and depth of the research […]
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NASA Astrobiology Request for Information: Early Cells to Multicellularity
The NASA Science Mission Directorate is soliciting community feedback and recommendations on the structure and science goals of the NASA Astrobiology Program’s Research Coordination Network (RCN) focused on “Early Cells […]
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You're Invited to Join The Network for Life Detection (NfoLD)
The Network for Life Detection (NfoLD) is a NASA Research Coordination Network focused on advancing life detection research by building a strong, diverse, and interactive community of scientists and technologists. […]
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Celebrating the NASA Astrobiology Institute At 20
Join us on November 14, 2019 8:30AM – 5:00PM PST to celebrate the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) at 20. As the NAI completes its 20-year tenure, we remember the origin […]
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Report: An Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe
Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It is an inherently interdisciplinary field that encompasses astronomy, biology, geology, heliophysics, and planetary […]
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NASA's Astrobiology Program Evolving to Meet the Future
To better support the broad, interdisciplinary field of astrobiology – the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe – NASA is announcing a new […]
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Report: An Astrobiology Strategy For The Search For Life In The Universe
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Space Studies Board; Committee on Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe.
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Before Astrobiology There Was Aстробиология
Contrary to what NASA may want you to think, the word “Astrobiology” was used decades before NASA began using it to describe the study of extraterrestrial life.
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Taking In The View From Wharton Ridge
Today I learned that a feature on the surface of Mars has been named after a friend of mine.