Applications are open for AbGradCon 2026, taking place September 14–18, 2026, at the University of Arizona in Tucson. AbGradCon welcomes graduate students, early-career postdocs, and recent graduates working in astrobiology […]
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From Collaboration to Curation: Building NASA Astrobiology’s Living Bibliography in SciX
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from SciX blog post By Jenny Koch (SciX Digital Librarian) and Jennifer Lynn Bartlett (SciX Project Scientist for Astrophysics) Keeping track of scientific publications […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
🚀 NASA Astrobiology Report: PESTO Search for Life Instrumentation Study For Solar System Life Detection
Search for Life Instrument Study Identifying Scientific Knowledge and Technology Gapshttps://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/pesto-astrobio-report-final-draft.pdf?emrc=eaa475
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Missions & Hardware, NASA Astrobiology Program, Origin & Evolution of Life, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Space Life Science, Status Report
🚀 NASA Request for Information (RFI): Private Sector Activities in Astrobiology, Planetary Protection, and Space Biology Released
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released a new Request for Information (RFI) entitled, Private Sector Activities in Astrobiology, Planetary Protection, and Space Biology, seeking expressions of interest from U.S. […]
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AGU Astrobiology Special: Icy Worlds Get New Planetary Protection Guidelines
This week from AGU astrobiology special edition: Icy worlds get new planetary protection guidelines
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NASA Astrobiology Community Update & NASA-DARES at AbSciCon 2026
Date/Time: Monday, May 18th, 2026, 7:00–8:30 pm CDT
Posted inConferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release
Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon26) Media Tips 1: Exoplanet Earth, Evolution, Biosignatures, Habitable Worlds
This media advisory is available online at: https://news.agu.org/press-release/abscicon26-tipsheet-1-exoplanet-earth-evolution-biosignatures-habitable-worlds/
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Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon26) Media Tips 2: Technosignatures, Life in Space, Existential Questions, Robot Explorers
This media advisory is available online at: https://news.agu.org/press-release/abscicon26-tipsheet-2-technosignatures-life-in-space-existential-questions-robot-explorers/
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
The Origin, Extension, and Future of the “NASA Definition” of Life
The “NASA definition” enjoys broad popularity among scientists, particularly in the astrobiology community: life is “a self-sustained chemical system capable of Darwinian evolution.”
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NASA Redesigns Science Discovery Engine Infrastructure
The Science Discovery Engine (SDE), NASA’s centralized, search capability for all open-source science data and information, recently released a major upgrade to its backend infrastructure. Shifting to OpenSearch, an Amazon […]