![JWST Cycle 6 -- [NASA / STSCI]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JWST-Cycle-6.jpg?resize=1200%2C720&ssl=1)
[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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![The four pillars of cross-survey science infrastructure. Each is specified by community studies and demonstrated in prototype; none is currently funded or owned as a shared capability. -- [astro-ph.IM]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Cross-Survey.png?resize=1200%2C721&ssl=1)
Posted inReports, Roadmaps, & Plans
The Cross-Survey Decade: A Call to Action
[astro-ph.IM] By 2027, three flagship wide-field surveys will be operating simultaneously from ground and space, observing overlapping sky and representing more than $6 billion in US and European public investment.
Posted inSETI & Technosignatures
International Law and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
[Proceedings of the IAU]. The search for extraterrestrial life, especially intelligent life, is among the most profound scientific endeavors.
![Responses to questions regarding the impact on ECRs being impacted by government funding delays, and responses broken down by career level. Every group indicated > 50% of being impacted (PhD student 64%, Postdoc 76%, Junior Faculty 71%, Junior scientist 100%, and Other 62%) -- [astro-ph.IM]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Early.png?resize=1200%2C506&ssl=1)
Posted inCareer Opportunities
The Early Career Astrobiology Workforce Under Strain Survey Evidence From 2025-2026
[astro-ph.IM] A survey of self identified early career astrobiologists was organized by the NOW early career group FLOW and the Scientific Society of Astrobiology.
Posted inMars
Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Concerns
Editor’s note: The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has issued a summary of Acknowledgements, Findings, and Statements of Support/Concern. Full document below.
Posted inMars, Missions & Hardware, Policy, Press Release
NASA Announces Public-Private Partnership to Advance Mars Science
NASA Wednesday announced a new public‑private partnership to advance Mars science by combining the agency’s scientific leadership with commercial innovation. Under this model, NASA will provide the Aeolus atmospheric‑science instrument […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA-DARES Draft Strategy Open for Public Comment
Comment Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Microbiology & Virology, Missions & Hardware, Panspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return, Status Report
The COSPAR Policy On Planetary Protection: An Overview Of Governance And Activities
The search for both extant and extinct life within our Solar System and beyond has been a primary motivation for space exploration since its inception.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
JWST Users Committee Meeting – Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Program
The JWST Users Committee (JSTUC) met in person in Baltimore on December 2 and 3, 2025. Presentations included updates on the overall status of the mission, the JWST pipeline, the […]
Posted inCareer Opportunities, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts
NASA Astrobiology: Register For The NASA-DARES Task Force 2 Community Webinars
The NASA Astrobiology Program is pleased to announce the upcoming NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES) Community Webinar Series, marking the next phase of open community engagement in […]