Conventional scientific wisdom has it that plants and other creatures have only lived on land for about 500 million years, and that landscapes of the early Earth were as barren […]
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Astrobiology News 19 July 2013
– Snow in an Infant Planetary System, ESO– Reports Detail Mars Rover Clues to Atmosphere’s Past, NASA– Galactic cosmic ray induced radiation dose on terrestrial exoplanets, astro-ph – Searching for […]
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Astrobiology News 12 July 2013
– Collision parameters governing water delivery and water loss in early planetary systems, astro-ph– Small hydrocarbon molecules in cloud-forming Brown Dwarf and giant gas planet atmospheres, astro-ph– Making systems of […]
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How Early Earth Kept Warm Enough to Support Life
Solving the “faint young Sun paradox” — explaining how early Earth was warm and habitable for life beginning more than 3 billion years ago even though the Sun was 20 […]
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Notice of release of draft text of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
Cycle 7 Cooperative Agreement Notice NNH13ZDA010J: On or about July 3, 2013 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate is releasing a Draft Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) […]
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Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets will not be solicited in ROSES-13
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 […]
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 […]