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SUMMARY:SpaceCHI 2026
DESCRIPTION:Space exploration is at the dawn of a new era. Major reductions in launch costs and the rise of the private space industry are rapidly democratizing access to space. Once the exclusive domain of a few large government agencies\, space systems and services are now poised to become increasingly intertwined with everyday life. This transformation is giving rise to entirely new economic sectors and opening the door to novel uncharted research directions. \nHuman-Computer Interaction (HCI) has historically played a vital role in helping to scale emerging technologies and maximize their societal benefits – from the laser printer and the personal computer to groupware and AI. HCI’s tools and methodologies\, honed over decades of refinement\, are uniquely positioned to help drive the current space transformation. \nSpaceCHI seeks to catalyze this potential by providing an interdisciplinary platform for researchers and practitioners worldwide. Hosted at NASA Ames\, one of the most revered bastions of space research\, and located in Silicon Valley\, the beating heart of technological innovation\, this year’s edition of the conference promises an unforgettable experience featuring insights from uniquely qualified experts. SpaceCHI 2026 adopts a hybrid format\, welcoming both on-site and remote participants to present and engage. It is our pleasure inviting you to join us in shaping the future of HCI and space exploration!
URL:https://astrobiology.com/event/spacechi-2026/
LOCATION:NASA Ames Research Center\, https://www.nasa.gov/ames/\, Moffett Field\, CA\, 94035-1000\, United States
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SUMMARY:2nd European Interstellar Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by The Venetian Institute of Sciences\, Letters and Arts in association with The Interstellar Research Group and The International Academy of Astronautics. \nThe aim is to bring together a multi-disciplinary community dedicated to advancing interstellar travel. Producing symposiums that include Special Sessions\, Keynote Lectures\, Working Tracks\, Seminars\, science fiction author engagement and more. \nThe exploration of other stars and what lies between them (e.g. interstellar objects) is crucial not only for understanding the formation of stars\, planets\, galaxies\, and the search for extraterrestrial life\, but also for ensuring the safety of our planet and the future of humanity. \nOur objective is to foster an exchange on various aspects of interstellar travel\, including human and robotic exploration\, power systems\, communications\, system reliability\, psychology\, crew health\, anthropology\, legal regimes\, ethics\, propulsion\, potential destinations (including exoplanet research)\, life support systems\, and habitats.
URL:https://astrobiology.com/event/2nd-european-interstellar-symposium/
LOCATION:Venice\, Venice\, Italy
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SUMMARY:Life And Space 2026
DESCRIPTION:Three days. Six major topics. One question connecting them all: what can science tell us about life in the Universe? From 4–6 December 2026\, the Polish Astrobiology Society invites you to the next edition of the international Life And Space Conference – LAS26. \n– 100% online\n– 3 days of science\n– 10 + 5 min presentation format\n– Researchers\, students and science enthusiasts from different disciplines\n– Participation fee: $25 USD \nThis year\, LAS26 will explore:\n– Origins and Evolution of Life\n– Planetary Exploration and the Search for Life\n– Space Biotechnology and Human Exploration\n– Artificial Intelligence and Digital Astrobiology\n– Space\, Society and Education\n– Interdisciplinary Astrobiology \nFrom prebiotic chemistry and extremophiles to biosignatures\, space medicine\, biotechnology\, AI and digital twins – Life And Space is where different disciplines meet to explore one of the biggest scientific questions of all: life itself. \nWhether you are an experienced researcher\, an early-career scientist or a student taking your first steps in astrobiology\, LAS26 is a place to present your work\, exchange ideas and make new scientific connections. \n– Registration opens: 1 October 2026\n– Conference: 4–6 December 2026\n– astrobio.pl/LAS26
URL:https://astrobiology.com/event/life-and-space-2026/
LOCATION:Online – Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270111
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SUMMARY:From Gaia to GaiaNIR: Science from Precision Astrometry Across the Universe and Beyond the Extinction Barrier
DESCRIPTION:This conference celebrates the achievements of the MWGaiaDN Doctoral Network\, which features PhD projects focused on the science that can be extracted from Gaia DR3 and Gaia DR4. Topics covered are the Milky Way as a galaxy\, stars and planets\, and Active Galactic Nuclei in the context of reference frames. MWGaiaDN projects also look towards the future\, by researching the challenges of sub-microarcsecond astrometry and investigating the technical challenges that will have to be overcome to realize the potential follow-up mission to Gaia\, GaiaNIR \nThe timing of this conference\, just after the release of Gaia DR4\, allows for a look back at the science results achieved with Gaia DR3 and to look ahead at the grand challenges that Gaia DR4 and DR5 offer that the scientific community can address through collaborative projects. \nLooking further ahead\, the next step will be to map the regions of the Milky Way and the universe inaccessible by Gaia\, which requires a deeper survey able to penetrate the dust to unveil the hidden regions. Future astrometry missions in the infrared will be discussed\, with JASMINE mapping the Milky Way’s nuclear region and GaiaNIR vastly expanding Gaia’s census of the Milky Way to a dense sampling of phase space over the full extent of the Milky Way’s disk. The latest mission updates will be presented and synergies with other missions and surveys will be explored.
URL:https://astrobiology.com/event/from-gaia-to-gaianir-science-from-precision-astrometry-across-the-universe-and-beyond-the-extinction-barrier/
LOCATION:Eugenides Planetarium\, Syggrou Avenue 387 Paleo Faliro Athens 175 64\, Athens\, Greece
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SUMMARY:The Galactic Journey of the Solar System: Astronomical\, Geological\, and Paleo-Climatological Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:As Earth orbits the Sun\, the Solar System itself revolves around the center of the Milky Way\, moving through a continuously changing Galactic environment. In addition to its mean orbital motion\, the Solar System has a peculiar velocity relative to the surrounding gas and stars\, causing it to traverse different regions of the interstellar medium (ISM) over time. The ISM spans a wide range of gas and dust densities\, temperatures\, and pressures\, and is continuously shaped by processes such as supernova explosions\, stellar winds and radiation\, Galactic shear\, and magnetic fields. \nEncounters with dense gas structures\, such as molecular clouds or supernova shock fronts\, may have measurable consequences for the Solar System. For instance\, an enhanced influx of interstellar dust into the Solar System and Earth’s atmosphere during such encounters could induce radionuclide anomalies in terrestrial archives. Similar signals may also be produced by nearby supernovae through an enhancement of the cosmic-ray flux. In addition\, increased extraterrestrial dust may alter Earth’s radiative balance\, and it remains a matter of debate whether this could result in detectable climatic responses. Under sufficiently high ambient gas densities\, the heliosphere itself could be compressed\, potentially exposing parts of the Solar System directly to the ISM. \nRecent advances in astronomy\, geochemistry\, and paleoclimatology underscore the timeliness of studying these processes. In astronomy\, the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has revolutionized our view of the local Galactic environment\, enabling the identification of previously unknown large-scale gas structures and stellar associations or clusters\, as well as their relation to the Solar System’s past trajectory. In geochemistry\, improved analytical techniques and expanding datasets have revealed anomalies in radionuclide and interplanetary dust records\, some already linked to astrophysical events and others still unexplained. In paleoclimatology\, new high-resolution proxy records and Earth system model simulations of past climates are becoming available. Together\, these developments open new opportunities to explore connections between Galactic\, Solar\, and Terrestrial environments. \nThis meeting aims to characterize the past and future Galactic environments encountered by the Solar System\, investigate potential links between these environments and changes in the Earth system\, constrain the conditions under which interstellar densities and close supernovae can produce radionuclide anomalies or enhanced extraterrestrial particle fluxes\, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration across astronomy\, geology\, and paleoclimatology.
URL:https://astrobiology.com/event/the-galactic-journey-of-the-solar-system-astronomical-geological-and-paleo-climatological-perspectives/
LOCATION:MIAPbP\, Boltzmannstraße 2 85748 Garching\, Germany
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