NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging $7 million each, to 10 research teams from across the country to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. […]
NASA Astrobiology Program
Posted inConferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Origin & Evolution of Life
NAI Director's Seminar: Norm Sleep, "Habitability of Superearths"
Date/Time: Monday, September 29, 2008 11:00AM PacificSpeaker: Norm Sleep, Stanford University Abstract: Silicate super-earths are rocky planets with masses up to ~10 that of the Earth. They are of astrobiological […]
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NAI Announces 2008 Director's Discretionary Fund Awards
The NASA Astrobiology Institute is pleased to announce the selection of 18 proposals for support through the 2008 NAI Director’s Discretionary Fund. These awards allocate more than $1.4M toward strategic […]
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NAI Director's Seminar
“The CheMin mineralogical instrument on the MSL mission and the field-portable TERRA version available for NAI field campaigns” Speaker: David BlakeDate/Time: Monday, June 30, 2008 11:00AM Pacific Abstract: Dr. Blake […]
Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program, Origin & Evolution of Life, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Seafloor Microbes Abundant and Thriving … An Alternative Cradle for Life?
Researchers from NAI’s Marine Biological Laboratory Team continue their study of the deep biosphere, reporting the latest results in Nature. This new study reveals that bacterial communities dwelling on ocean-bottom […]
Posted inEducation and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program
NAI Minority Institution Research Support Program
The NAI congratulates the faculty sabbatical awardees for the NAI MIRS program for 2008. They are: Dr. Prabhakar Misra, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Howard University, who will be […]
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NAI Twitters and Tweets
Do you Tweet? If so, then you’ll be happy to know that you can now follow an @AstrobiologyNAI Twitter stream. If you don’t have any idea what the first two […]
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The NASA Astrobiology Institute is now Twittering
The NASA Astrobiology Institute is now Twittering at AstrobiologyNAI
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Icy Worlds, NASA Astrobiology Program
Recently Published Research from the NAI
Wandering Poles on Europa A new study in the May 15th issue of Nature from NAIs Carnegie Institution of Washington Team reveals that Europas poles may not have always been […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA Astrobiology 2008 Roadmap
The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap provides guidance for research and technology development across the NASA enterprises that encompass the space, Earth, and biological sciences.