A Comparative Climatology Symposium was held at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 7. The symposium focused on new approaches to climate research by highlighting the similarities and […]
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Posted inAstrochemistry, Press Release
First Biological Evidence of a Supernova
In fossil remnants of iron-loving bacteria, researchers of the Cluster of Excellence Origin and Structure of the Universe at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), found a radioactive iron isotope that […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Habitable Zones, Press Release
Bacteria Lofted To High Altitudes by Hurricanes
With cold temperatures, low humidity and high levels of ultraviolet radiation, conditions 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface may seem inhospitable. But, next time you’re flying consider this: The air outside […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones
Comparative Climatology Symposium: New Approaches to Climate Research
The symposium will highlight the similarities and contrasts between the environments of the terrestrial planets: Venus, Earth, Mars, and Titan. Presentations will cover current Earth climate models, Earth observation, past […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Press Release
Steven Dick Named Baruch S. Blumberg Chair in Astrobiology at Kluge Center
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named Steven J. Dick as the second Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology in the John W. Kluge Center at […]
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Astrobiology Daily News 30 April 2013
– Two Super-Earths Orbiting the Solar Analogue HD41248 on the edge of a 7:5 Mean Motion Resonance, astro-ph– Close Stellar Encounters in Young, Substructured, Dissolving Star Clusters: Statistics and Effects […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Astrobiology Roadmapping: Be a part of the future of Astrobiology
Be a part of the future of Astrobiology! It’s time to chart the future directions of astrobiology research and you can participate. During the month of May, NASA will be […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life
Rethinking Early Atmospheric Oxygen on Earth
A research team of biogeochemists at the University of California, Riverside has provided a new view on the relationship between the earliest accumulation of oxygen in the atmosphere, arguably the […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Brinicles or sea stalactites provide clues to origin of life
Life on Earth may have originated not in warm tropical seas, but with weird tubes of ice — sometimes called “sea stalactites” — that grow downward into cold seawater near […]
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Astrobiology Daily News 23 April 2013
– The potential for photosynthesis in hydrothermal vents: a new avenue for life in the Universe?, astro-ph– Origin Scenarios for the Kepler 36 Planetary System, astro-ph– Why Does Nature Form […]