Editor’s note: The National Academy’s Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences Autumn 2026 Meeting is being held 6-8 October Tuesday – Thursday this week. According to the agenda there are […]
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JWST Cycle 6 Call for Proposals Policy Update [China]
[NASA / STSCI] Proposals involving only investigators based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or involving only PRC-based and U.S. investigators are subject to the NASA restriction on bilateral […]
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Who Speaks For Space Science?
Editor’s note: this web reel was just posted by CNN from the end of my interview this morning.I have just about run out of ways / platforms to wave my […]
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Congressional Hearing on NASA's Astrobiology Program
Today the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee helad a hearing that reviewed the scientific methods employed to search for life, examine recent scientific discoveries in the field of astrobiology […]
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Prepared Statement by Jonathan Lunine – Hearing on Astrobiology
September 29, 2015Statement of Dr. Jonathan I. Luninebefore the Committee on Science, Space and Technology U.S. House of Representatives
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Upcoming Congressional Hearing on Astrobiology
Next week (21 May) there will be a hearing held by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology titled “Astrobiology and the Search for Life in the Universe”. The […]
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House Science Committee Discusses Astrobiology Research
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a December 4 hearing to assess the multi- and interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology research. NASA’s Astrobiology Program, part of the Planetary […]
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Testimony of Dr. Sara Seager, Hearing on Astrobiology
“We stand on a great threshold in the human history of space exploration.” Dr. Sara SeagerProfessor of Planetary Science, Professor of Physics, Class of 1941 Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]
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Testimony of Dr. Mary A. Voytek, Hearing on Astrobiology
“For thousands of years, humans have looked up at the stars and wondered whether life exists beyond our home planet.” December 4, 2013 Statement of Dr. Mary A. Voytek Senior […]
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Testimony of Dr. Steven J. Dick, Hearing on Astrobiology
“Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Johnson, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the subject of the past and future of astrobiology.” Testimony of […]