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 […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Press Release
Cosmic Explanation for Life's 'Left-Handed' Amino Acids
A research team with Jungmi Kwon (GUAS/NAOJ) has performed deep imaging linear and circular polarimetry (Note 1) of the ‘Cat’s Paw Nebula’ (NGC 6334) (Note 2) located in the constellation […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release
Kepler-62 Has Two Water Worlds Circling in its Habitable Zone
In our solar system, only one planet is blessed with an ocean: Earth. Our home world is a rare, blue jewel compared to the deserts of Mercury, Venus and Mars. […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets
NASA Hosts Media Briefing to Discuss Kepler Planetary Discovery
NASA will host a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, April 18, to announce new discoveries from the agency’s Kepler mission. The briefing will be held in the Syvertson […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach
AbGradCon 2013
The 10th annual Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon), an interdisciplinary conference organized by and for graduate students and early career scientists, will be held at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Education and Outreach
2013 Astrobiology Summer Science Experience for Teachers
The 2013 Astrobiology Summer Science Experience for Teachers, or ASSET, is being held July 29 – Aug. 2, 2013, at San Francisco State University. ASSET will feature presentations by leading […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Career Opportunities
Research Space Scientist Position Available at NASA Ames Research Center
The Exobiology Branch (Code SSX) at NASA Ames Research Center is currently seeking interested applicants for the position of Research Space Scientist. The incumbent is responsible for conducting microbiological and/or […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets
The Detectability of Habitable Exomoons with Kepler
In this paper, the detectability of habitable exomoons orbiting around giant planets in M-dwarf systems using Transit Timing Variations (TTVs) and Transit Timing Durations (TDVs) with Kepler-class photometry is investigated. […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Status Report 2 December 2012, Lake Untersee, Antarctica
Keith’s note: Dale Andersen just phone in his latest status report from his base camp at Lake Untersee, Antarctica. Dale was able to make his first dive under the ice […]