Astrobiology, Bioastronautics, And Space Bioprocess Engineering: Domains Of...
The integration of biology and spacefaring has led to the development of three interrelated fields: Astrobiology, Bioastronautics, and Space Bioprocess Engineering. Astrobiology is concerned with the...
View ArticleInternational Astrobiology School 2024
Astrobiology is one of the hot topics of today’s scientific research, attracting the interest of multiple, complementary disciplinary fields. Therefore, the training of new generations of researchers...
View ArticleAway Team Training On Earth: ESA’s CAVES Training Course
Astronauts from five space agencies around the world take part in ESA’s CAVES training course– Cooperative Adventure for Valuing and Exercising human behaviour and performance Skills. The three-week...
View ArticleBiological Research And Self-driving Labs In Deep Space Supported By...
Space biology research aims to understand fundamental effects of spaceflight on organisms, develop foundational knowledge to support deep space exploration, and ultimately bioengineer spacecraft and...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Andrzej Pohorille
Dr. Andrzej (Andrew) Pohorille, a foundational contributor to astrobiology at NASA, passed away on January 6, 2024. Pohorille was a pioneering mind in the area of modeling the origins of life (OoL),...
View ArticleNASA Science Mission Directorate Inclusion Plan Requirements Town Hall
February 20, 2024, 3 – 4:30 pm Eastern Time On February 20, 2024, starting at 3 PM Eastern, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Inclusion Plan Community of Practice will host a webinar to discuss...
View ArticleNASA Release of Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES)-2024
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released its annual omnibus solicitation for basic and applied research, Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) 2024 as NNH24ZDA001N at...
View ArticleSubglacial Microbial Life On Earth And Beyond
The search for life beyond Earth fascinates many and inspires big questions: Are we truly alone in the Universe? Is our Earth unique? Is it possible that life beyond Earth may actually be far from...
View ArticleTransdisciplinary Contributions In Undergraduate University Students Through...
In a rapidly changing academic-scientific context, it is essential to adapt new learning strategies that foster the acquisition of new knowledge and the development of skills in future professionals,...
View ArticleLIFE RCN Seminar Series: From Early Cells to Multicellularity
The Nature of the Last Universal Common Ancestor and its Impact on the Early Earth System Monday, March 4th at 10AM PDT / 1PM EDT / 5PM UTC Dr. Philip DonoghueProfessor of PalaeobiologyUniversity of...
View ArticleApply Now: 2024 NASA Planetary Science Summer School
Now through March 27, 2024, NASA is encouraging applications for its 36th Annual Planetary Science Summer School. Offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, PSSS is a 3-month...
View ArticleNASA Unveils The Message Heading to Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Following in NASA’s storied tradition of sending inspirational messages into space, the agency has special plans for Europa Clipper, which later this year will launch toward Jupiter’s moon Europa. The...
View ArticleAn Astrobiology Droid Asks And Answers ‘How Many Ways Can You Say Water’?
I have been living with the image in my mind of the Pioneer plaques and Voyager Golden Records heading across the outer solar system and into interstellar space for half a century. To me, that was the...
View ArticleThe Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) 2024 Call for Abstracts
The Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) is organized by graduate students for early career scientists who study the complex and diverse topics that astrobiology encompasses. For over two...
View ArticleAstrobiology Graduate Conference Proposal Writing Retreat
Proposal Writing Retreat (PWR): June 7th – 10th, 2024Conference: June 10th – 14th, 2024 The Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) is organized by graduate students for early career scientists...
View Article20th Annual International Astrobiology Summer School
APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 12, 2024 at 9PM PSTExoplanets: thousands of possibilities for complex chemistry and lifeJune 24th – 28th, 2024 Applications are now being accepted for the 20th Josep Comas i Solà...
View ArticleCorrected And Updated Version Of NASA’s Astrobiology Fleet Chart
Editor’s note: This Astrobiology Fleet chart was shown by David Grinspoon and Shawn Domagal-Goldman on 22 Mar 2024 at an AAS Goddard Memorial Science Meeting. It is rather incomplete and out of date....
View ArticleConference: Social and Ethical Frontiers in Space Exploration
Kiruna, Sweden, 23-25 September 2024 A joint meeting of the European Astrobiology Institute and the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology. This meeting will bring scholars, students,...
View ArticleConference: From Planetary Formation, To Biology To Future Of Life
This is a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 30 to August 2, 2024, on the theme “from planetary formation, to biology to future of life”, addressing questions like “What determines whether an...
View ArticleNASA Astrobiology Program Early Career Collaboration Award
The Early Career Collaboration Award (ECCA) offers research-related travel support for undergraduate, graduate students, postdocs, and junior scientists. Applicants are encouraged to use these...
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