Noted astrobiologist Imre Friedmann died yesterday morning.
People Of Astrobiology
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Astrobiology Serves NASA and The National Interest – Statement Prepared by Principal Investigators of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
Astrobiology is the interdisciplinary study of the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life on Earth and in the universe. It melds the understanding of life on Earth, the nature […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings
Today I went out on an unusual traverse on Devon Island. Leading the way was Haughton–Mars Project (HMP) Principal Investigator Pascal Lee. Following him was “Qimmiq”, our polar bear guide […]
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Estelle Condon Named Associate Director for Astrobiology and Space Programs
NASA Ames Research Center has appointed Estelle Condon as associate director for astrobiology and space programs. Condon has served as acting director of the Astrobiology and Space Research Directorate since […]
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Bonnie Dalton Named Astrobiology Astrobiology and Space Research Directorate Deputy
NASA Ames Research Center has appointed Bonnie Dalton as deputy director for the Astrobiology and Space Research Directorate. She most recently served as acting chief of the NASA Ames Life […]
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Astrobiology at T+5 Years
By Baruch S. Blumberg, Nobel Laureate and Director, NASA Astrobiology InstituteKeith Cowing, editor Astrobiology.com Note: this article first appeared in Ad Astra Magazine, National Space Society, Jan/Feb 2002.
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Scientists find clues that the path leading to the origin of life begins in deep space
Duplicating the harsh conditions of cold interstellar space in the laboratory, scientists from The Astrochemistry Laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research Center and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The […]
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NASA Astrobiology Architect, Dr. Gerald Soffen, Dies
NASA Scientist Dr. Gerald Soffen, who led the Viking science team that performed the first experiments on the surface of the planet Mars and a guiding force in NASA’s effort […]
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Chris McKay’s Astrobiology Away Team In Antarctic Dry Valleys
Dr. Chris McKay Deploying Environmental Monitoring Station in Colonized Sandstone, Dry Valleys, Antarctica.
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Exobiology In Earth Orbit
NASA SP-500January 1989The results of science workshops held at NASA Ames Research Center