NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    September 2008

  1. NASA Chooses MAVEN as the Next Mars Scout Mission


    NASA has selected a Mars robotic mission that will provide information about the...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/nasa-chooses-maven-as-the-next-mars-scout-mission/


  2. NASA's Carl Sagan Fellows to Study Extraterrestrial Worlds


    NASA announced Wednesday the new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/nasas-carl-sagan-fellows-to-study-extraterrestrial-worlds/


  3. Looking for Life on Mars – in a Canadian Lake



  • Mars Research in Polar Bear Country


    Hans E F Amundsen

    New from the Nordic issue of Astrobiology Magazine, European Edition: An interview with Hans Amundsen, the expedition leader of AMASE (Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition). AMASE scientists travel to a group of islands in the High Arctic in order to conduct Mars-related field research.

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/mars-research-in-polar-bear-country/


  • August 2008

  • Iron Isotope Record Reflects Microbial Metabolism Through Time


    NAI’s University of Wisconsin team presents a review of iron isotope fingerprints created through biogeochemical cycling in the May,...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/iron-isotope-record-reflects-microbial-metabolism-through-time/


  • Silicate Mineralogy on Mars Indicates Wet Past


    Using data from the CRISM instrument on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/silicate-mineralogy-on-mars-indicates-wet-past/


  • Jack Hills Zircons: New Information About Earth's Earliest Crust


    Members of NAI’s University of Wisconsin, Madison team have a new paper in Earth and Planetary Science Letters...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/jack-hills-zircons-new-information-about-earths-earliest-crust/


  • ASTID Funds 15 New Projects


    The Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development (ASTID) Program this summer approved 15 proposals for funding, including mission...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/astid-funds-15-new-projects/


  • Liquid Water in the Martian North? Maybe.


    Snow White Trench

    Perchlorate. Never heard of it? Join the club. But NASA’s Phoenix...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/liquid-water-in-the-martian-north-maybe/


  • Astrobiology Rap


    If you haven’t already, check out the new European Edition of the Astrobiology Magazine. Among all the interesting...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/astrobiology-rap/


  • The Nordic Invasion: Astrobiology Magazine, European Edition


    Click here to read the latest Astrobiology Magazine, European Edition, a publication highlighting European...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/the-nordic-invasion-astrobiology-magazine-european-edition/


  • Astrobiology Leadership Changes at NASA HQ


    Dr. John Rummel, Senior Scientist for Astrobiology at NASA Headquarters, has announced that he is leaving NASA at...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/astrobiology-leadership-changes-at-nasa-hq/


  • AMASE 2008 Blog


    The 2008 Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition now has a blog. Follow along as team members beam reports...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/amase-2008-blog/


  • World Summit on Ancient Microscopic Fossils


    This past week at UCLA, Bill Schopf, of the IGPP Center for...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/world-summit-on-ancient-microscopic-fossils/


  • July 2008

  • Liquid Lake Confirmed on Titan


    NASA scientists have concluded that at least one
    of the large lakes observed on Saturn’s moon Titan contains...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/liquid-lake-confirmed-on-titan/


  • Phoenix Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended


    Laboratory tests aboard NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander’s robotic arm delivered...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/phoenix-confirms-martian-water-mission-extended/


  • Reading Archaean Biosignatures


    Using a new instrument that can locate elements on the nanometer scale, NASA...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/reading-archaean-biosignatures/


  • Machine Evolution


    Many scientists believe that life started out as nothing more than strands of proto-genetic material known as RNA. A new device automates studies of RNA evolution and could lend insights into the origin of life on Earth.

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/machine-evolution/


  • Marine Subsurface is a Distinct Microbial Habitat


    Researchers from NAI’s Penn State, MBL, and UCLA Teams have completed a study of the subseafloor marine...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/marine-subsurface-is-a-distinct-microbial-habitat/


  • New ASTEP Projects Reach from Arctic to Antarctic, Mars to Europa


    The NASA Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP) Program this month has awarded grants to...

    http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/new-astep-projects-reach-from-arctic-to-antarctic-mars-to-europa/


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