The organizers of the 2008 Astrobiology Science Conference are pleased to announce that the deadline for abstract submission has been extended! The revised deadline for submission of abstracts is December […]
NASA Astrobiology Program
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program
NASA Astrobiology Institute Director's Corner
Even though the NAI doesn’t operate on an academic year calendar, I can’t help but feel that we are starting a “new year” this month. It’s not just that I […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, NASA Astrobiology Program
NAI Announces MIRS Awardee
The NAI Minority Institution Research Support Program is pleased to announce the selection of LeeAnne Martinez, an Associate Professor of Biology at Colorado State University – Pueblo, a Hispanic Serving […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program
Astrobiologist Named "Genius Who Will Change Your Life"
Maggie Turnbull, a 2004 NAI Postdoctoral Fellow and now an astrobiologist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, was recently named a “Genius” by CNN for her work cataloging stars most […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, NASA Astrobiology Program
Water Vapor Detected on Extrasolar Planet
An international team of researchers including members of NAI’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory Team have, using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, detected the presence of water vapor on the hot jupiter HD […]
Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Recently Published Research from the NAI
The following new papers have been published recently by NAI members. These and other recent NAI funded research are presented on the NAI member portal and collected in the NAI […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Conferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release
Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2008 Call for Session Topic Proposals
The Science Steering Committee of the 2008 Astrobiology Science Conference (April 15-17, Santa Clara, California, USA) invites proposals for sessions related to the major scientific themes: “The Astronomical and Planetary […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program
NAI Embarks on New Astrobiology Program Website
The NAI has been called upon to use its expertise in managing a complex, distributed research organization to lead the development of a new web presence for NASA’s Astrobiology Program. […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA Astrobiology Institute Director’s Corner May 2007
The NAI passed two major milestones in the last month: awards from the 2007 Director’s Discretionary Fund (DDF) and the selection of four new teams from the 4th Cooperative Agreement […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program
2007 International Summer School in Astrobiology
NAI is offering ten full-funded scholarships for students who wish to attend the 2007 International Summer School in Astrobiology, Santander, Spain, July 2-6. The topic for this year’s school is […]