Astrobiologists have provided new information about how comets and asteroids could have delivered prebiotic chemical compounds to the early Earth. The team studied how shock pressures can lead to the […]
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Posted inAstrobiology (general), Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach
AbGradCon 2014 Abstract Submission Now Open
The 10th Annual Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon), an interdisciplinary conference organized by and for graduate students and early career scientists, will be held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Origin & Evolution of Life
Oxygen Requirements of Earth's Earliest Animals
A new study published recently in PNAS explores the relationship between the origin of animals and the oxygen content of the atmosphere. A rise in the oxygen content of the […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program
Why Is NASA's Astrobiology Program STILL Ignoring "Cosmos"?
NASA’s Astrobiology program continues to totally ignore “Cosmos” – even when it offers millions of viewers a full episode on Astrobiology. Sunday’s episode (the second) of Cosmos was devoted to […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program
Why Is NASA's Astrobiology Program Ignoring "Cosmos"?
Last night @NASA and other main NASA Twitter accounts devoted a lot of real time tweeting and linking of images and references in support of the premiere of “Cosmos”. Most […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program
Michael Meyer Selected as Interim Director of NASA Astrobiology Institute
Effective April 7, 2014, Michael Meyer will serve on a one-year detail assignment as the interim director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Origin & Evolution of Life
Ancient Minerals on Earth and the Origin of Life
Astrobiologists supported by the NASA Astrobiology Institute have shown that mineral species on the early Earth may have been different than the ones found on our planet today. The researchers […]
Posted inPanspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety
Could Life Hitch a Ride to Saturn and Jupiter?
A new study supported by the NASA Astrobiology Institute suggests that the possibility of life being transferred from the inner solar system to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, although […]
Posted inSocietal Issues
NASA Space Settlement Contest
The NASA Ames Research Center and the National Space Society (NSS) are co-sponsoring the NASA Space Settlement Contest in which students develop space settlement designs and related materials. Submission Deadline: […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Societal Issues
Essay Contest on Preparing for the Distant Future of Civilization
The activities of our global civilization are now intertwined with the evolution of the Earth system. Human civilization will face many challenges as it adapts to a rapidly changing world, […]