This week from AGU astrobiology special edition: Icy worlds get new planetary protection guidelines
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Posted inConferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
NASA Astrobiology Community Update & NASA-DARES at AbSciCon 2026
Date/Time: Monday, May 18th, 2026, 7:00–8:30 pm CDT
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Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon26) Media Tips 1: Exoplanet Earth, Evolution, Biosignatures, Habitable Worlds
This media advisory is available online at: https://news.agu.org/press-release/abscicon26-tipsheet-1-exoplanet-earth-evolution-biosignatures-habitable-worlds/
Posted inConferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release
Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon26) Media Tips 2: Technosignatures, Life in Space, Existential Questions, Robot Explorers
This media advisory is available online at: https://news.agu.org/press-release/abscicon26-tipsheet-2-technosignatures-life-in-space-existential-questions-robot-explorers/
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Career Opportunities, Courses, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report
Designing Digital Education Outreach for Astrobiology: You Are Not Alone
The NASA-funded Infiniscope project is developing a new technology-enabled framework to empower education outreach by astrobiologists, aligned with NASA planetary exploration missions.
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Fossils & Paleontology, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Panspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release
Lunar Spacecraft Exhaust Could Obscure Clues To Origins Of Life
Over half of the exhaust methane from lunar spacecraft could end up contaminating areas ofthe moon that might otherwise yield clues about the origins of earthly life, according toa recent […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, People Of Astrobiology, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA DARES Community Update At AGU
As part of AGU’s ancillary programming, the NASA Astrobiology Program will host a NASA-DARES Community Update on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 6:00–8:00 PM CST at the Hyatt Regency New […]
Posted inConferences and Meetings, Ice Giant, Neptune, Status Report, Uranus
OPAG Town Hall at AGU Fall Meeting 2025: December 18
The Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) will hold a Town Hall at the AGU meeting in New Orleans, LA. Please join us for a community discussion! The steering committee will […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Habitable Zones, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Ignan Earths: Habitability of Terrestrial Planets With Extreme Internal Heating
Is it possible for a rocky planet to have too much internal heating to maintain a habitable surface environment? In the Solar System, the best example of a world with […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Saturn, Titan
Titan’s “Magic Islands” Are Likely Honeycombed Hydrocarbon Icebergs
Titan’s “magic islands” are likely floating chunks of porous, frozen organic solids, a new study finds, pivoting from previous work suggesting they were gas bubbles. The study was published in […]