NASA Update: Attached (below) you’ll find a detailed agenda outlining two full days of discussions aimed at refining the NASA-DARES research and exploration Focus Areas, which were identified by Task […]
NASA Astrobiology Program
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2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES) Task Force 1 Selections
Announcement: NASA-DARES Task Force 1 SelectionsNumber: NNH25ZDA002LRelease Date: May 16, 2025Short URL: https://go.nasa.gov/ABStrategyRFI The NASA Astrobiology Program is pleased to announce its selections for Task Force 1 of the NASA […]
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NASA TPS Capability for Astrobiology Missions – NASA-DARES 2025 White Paper
Topic 2 Response to 2025 NASA DARES RFI Jonathan Morgan, NASA Ames Research Center (ARC-TSM)Peter Marshall, NASA Ames Research Center (ARC-TSM) The two kinds of science missions that support Astrobiology […]
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The Opportunities From Machine Learning Applications in Astrobiology – NASA-DARES 2025
Caleb Scharf, NASA Ames Research Center The search for life represents a unique data challenge within modern science. Machine learning, as it is now and may be in the future, […]
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Foundation Models For Astrobiology – NASA-DARES 2025 White Paper
A white paper for the 2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (DARES)
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The NOW NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy NASA-DARES White Paper
Ocean Worlds Exploration and the Search For LifeAuthors: NOW Co-Leads & Steering Committee
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NASA-DARES RFI Findings Workshop – A Community Workshop to Shape the Future of NASA’s Astrobiology Strategy
May 29–30, 2025 | Fairmont Hotel, Washington, D.C. – Georgetown
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NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program 2025: An Investment In Tomorrow
Note: Download a PDF of the presentation.
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Cultivating Long-Term Planning, Collaboration, and Mission Continuity in Astrobiology Through Support of Early Career Researchers – NASA DARES White Paper
A white paper submitted to the 2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (DARES) on the importance of early-career training, support, and retention.
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Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund Spring 2025 Travel Grant
The Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund is pleased to announce the Spring 2025 Travel Grant application opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing studies in fields of space science and […]