Meeting Overview NASA’s Exoplanet Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) meetings are a vital platform where the science community can actively shape the future of exoplanet exploration. By participating in the ExoPAG, […]
Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
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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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Enceladus Orbilander Flagship Mission
The second-highest priority new Flagship mission in Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 is the Enceladus Orbilander [1].
Posted inNASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
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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Space Science And The Space Economy
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?
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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.
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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
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]