When the ROSES-2013 omnibus solicitation was released, the Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP) program included a notice at the top that said in part “NASA may solicit […]
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Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Developing a New Astrobiology Roadmap
The NASA Astrobiology Program has begun the process of developing a new Astrobiology Roadmap to chart the future directions of astrobiology research. During the month of May, NASA hosted a […]
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Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology 2013 Selections
The NAI is pleased to announce selections for the 2013 Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology. Elena Amador, University of Washington Examining the microbial habitability […]
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Astrobiology Program Early Career Collaboration Award 2013 Selections
The NASA Astrobiology Program Early Career Collaboration Award offers research-related travel support for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Applicants are encouraged to use these resources to circulate among two or […]
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Minority Institution Research Support (MIRS) Program 2013 Selections
The Astrobiology Program has selected 5 faculty members from minority serving institutions to conduct research in the labs of NASA Astrobiology Program researchers as part of the Minority Institution Research […]
Posted inMars, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
Sterilized Mars Spacecraft Largely a Waste of Money
Writing in the journal Nature Geoscience, astrobiologists Alberto Fairen of Cornell University and Dirk Schulze-Makuch of Washington State University say the NASA Office of Planetary Protection’s “detailed and expensive” efforts […]
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Astrobiology News 27 June 2013
– Overprotection may be hampering hunt for Mars life, new Scientist– Manganese-oxidizing photosynthesis before the rise of cyanobacteria, PNAS– The overprotection of Mars, Nature Geoscience– Travelogue from Young Researchers in […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets
How to Distinguish between Cloudy Mini-Neptunes and Water/Volatile-Dominated Super-Earths
One of the most profound questions about the newly discovered class of low-density super-Earths is whether these exoplanets are predominately H2-dominated mini-Neptunes or volatile-rich worlds with gas envelopes dominated by […]
Posted inHabitable Zones
How close is Earth to a runaway greenhouse?
Recent calculations suggest that the inner edge of the habitable zone around the Sun could be as far out as 0.99 astronomical units (AU)- much closer to the orbit of […]
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Astrobiology News 26 June 2013
– Luminosity of young Jupiters revisited. Massive cores make hot planets, astro-ph– A dynamically-packed planetary system around GJ667C with three super-Earths in its habitable zone, astro-ph– How close is Earth […]