Will it be possible in the future to realize large, complex space missions dedicated to basic science like HST, Chandra and JWST? Or will their cost be just too great?
Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Exploration Gear & Tech, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors
Science Autonomy Using Machine Learning For Astrobiology – A White Paper For 2025 NASA DARES
In recent decades, artificial intelligence (AI) including machine learning (ML) have become vital for space missions enabling rapid data processing, advanced pattern recognition, and enhanced insight extraction.
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Conferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Policy, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Call for Applications: NASA-DARES (Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy) Task Force 1
Self-Nominations Invited for Task Force 1 (TF1): Development of NASA-DARES 2025: The 2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Commercial & Private Sector, Exploration Gear & Tech, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Gravitational Biology, Life Support Systems, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Status Report
Why Space Biology Is The Next Great Innovation Opportunity
Space exploration has long captured the imagination of humanity, with technological innovation often taking centre stage. From advanced propulsion systems to intricate robotic explorers, our focus has been on the […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, People Of Astrobiology, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Fifty Years Of Astrobiology: Mapping Researcher Communities With Topic-based Network Analyses
Astrobiology is often defined as the study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life on Earth and in the Universe and thought of as a discipline.
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Commercial & Private Sector, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Life Support Systems, Missions & Hardware, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
DARPA: Building Space Elevators, Space Nets, and other Large Bio-Mechanical Space Structures
Given recent advances in metabolic engineering for rapid growth, extremophiles with novel properties, biological self-assembly properties of tunable materials, and emergent mechanical design principles of biological systems, DARPA is interested […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astronomy & Telescopes, Budgets and Policy, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, Missions & Hardware, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA SMD Research Programs Update
Esteemed Colleagues, As you may be aware, the new Administration has issued Executive Orders (EOs) and implemented policy and guidance that may affect grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. SMD, consistent […]
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Proposed Science Themes for NASA’s Fifth New Frontiers Mission
NASA’s New Frontiers (NF) program plays a crucial role in solar system exploration by soliciting principal investigator (PI)-led missions at a more frequent cadence of two per decade than flagship […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
ExoPAG Presentation: Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES)
Full presentation (pdf) https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/internal_resources/3170/Jan11_1040_Harris.pdf
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
A Comprehensive Framework For Assessing Terrestrial Analogue Field Sites For Ocean Worlds
Field studies at terrestrial analogue sites represent an important contribution to the science of ocean worlds.