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Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Posted inMars, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return
Mars Sample Return Campaign: Biological Risk And A Proposed Sample Safety Assessment Protocol
Returning surface samples from Mars to Earth has been a major planetary science objective, with the potential for the detection of microbiological life and the possibility of improving our understanding […]
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. […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Comets and Asteroids, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Planetary Exploration 3.0: A Roadmap for Software-Defined, Radically Adaptive Space Systems
The surface and subsurface of worlds beyond Mars remain largely unexplored. Yet these worlds hold keys to fundamental questions in planetary science – from potentially habitable subsurface oceans on icy […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Fossils & Paleontology, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Microbiology & Virology, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return, Status Report
Community Survey: Field-Based Studies And Sample Processing Facility
Scientists at Northern Arizona University are conducting a research study gathering views from members of the planetary science community on field-based studies and the interest in a potential centralized facility […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
Roman Space Telescope Science Platform Will Open New Frontiers in Space Science
With the release of the cloud-hosted Roman Research Nexus, STScI provides astronomers around the world an environment where they can prepare to work with the massive data stream expected from […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Life Support Systems, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars
Full report Exploration as a scientific endeavor exemplifies great American innovation. The first human steps on Mars will be a watershed moment for humanity and for science. The endeavor to […]
Posted inMissions & Hardware, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
Advancement of “Science as a Service (SaaS)” for NASA and Commercial Partners Request for Information
A new Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Request for Information (RFI) entitled “Advancement of “Science as a Service (SaaS) for NASA and Commercial Partners” (NNH26ZDA006L) seeks input from commercial and research […]
Posted inPolicy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA ROSES-25 Amendment 50: Physical Sciences: Research Studies Not Solicited in ROSES-25
The NASA Physical Sciences (PS) program is part of the Biological and Physical Sciences Division. This program element will investigate physical phenomena in the absence of gravity and fundamental laws […]