NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)

SEPM Microbial Mat Conference Denver 2010

This inaugural conference presents an important geobiological review on microbial mats and the sedimentary structures they form in...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/sepm-microbial-mat-conference-denver-2010/

AMASE 2009 expedition takes off in the Arctic

The Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition (AMASE) 2009 is now underway in Svalbard, Norway. AMASE has...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/amase-2009-expedition-takes-off-in-the-arctic/

AbSciCon 2010 First Announcement

The Astrobiology Science Conference 2010...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/abscicon-2010-first-announcement/

Living in a Dying Solar System, Part 2

Roughly 5 billion years from now, the Sun will begin to swell as a red giant. But life on Earth...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/living-in-a-dying-solar-system-part-2/

AbGradCon 2009: A Glimpse into Mixed-Reality Meetings of the Future

Avatars in a virtual amphitheatre watch and listen to a graduate student presentation streamed from AbGradCon into Second Life.

Weary of catching planes, burning up fossil fuels, and spending lots of time and money to attend meetings?...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/abgradcon-2009-a-glimpse-into-mixed-reality-meetings-of-the-future/

Living in a Dying Solar System

Observations of distant stars tell us about our own future. Roughly 5 billion years from now, the Sun will begin...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/living-in-a-dying-solar-system/

Planetary Science Decadal Survey: White Papers Posted for Comment

Comments are being solicited from members of the astrobiology community on the following paper(s) that will be submitted...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/planetary-science-decadal-survey-white-papers-posted-for-comment/

Students Monitor Hydrothermal Features in Lassen Volcanic National Park

The Lassen Astrobiology Student Internship Program, a collaboration between NAI’s Ames team, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Red...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/students-monitor-hydrothermal-features-in-lassen-volcanic-national-park/

Escuela International de Astrobiología

The Josep Comas i Solà International Astrobiology Summer School, held annually in Santander, Spain, has become a...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/escuela-international-de-astrobiologia/

Summer Camp: The Quest for Life

This summer, NAI’s new team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) played a major role in hosting the...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/summer-camp-the-quest-for-life/

Wanted: Easy-Going Martian Roommates

Mars is not for the finicky. If something does live there, it’s likely going to be similar to the more...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/wanted-easy-going-martian-roommates/

Lead Astrobiology Civil Servant Position Now Available

The Planetary Science Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is now advertising for the senior Program Scientist for Astrobiology....

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/lead-astrobiology-civil-servant-position-now-available/

Marine Methane Oxidation Without Sulfur

A new study in the current issue of Science from NAI’s Penn State team shows that the anaerobic...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/marine-methane-oxidation-without-sulfur/

NOVA ScienceNOW - Hunt for Alien Earths

NOVA’s ScienceNOW series, hosted by Neil de Grasse Tyson, has just released a new episode called

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/nova-sciencenow-hunt-for-alien-earths/

Program Solicitation in Climate Process and Modeling

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing support to speed the development of global coupled climate models....

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/program-solicitation-in-climate-process-and-modeling/

Phoenix Results Point to Climate Cycles

The first major peer-reviewed reports on the finding of NASA’s Phoenix Mars Mission have been published in...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/phoenix-results-point-to-climate-cycles/

Looking for Earths in All the Right Places

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is the data archive center for NASA’s Kepler mission, and has...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/looking-for-earths-in-all-the-right-places/

Cooking Up Creation in a Computer

Bruce Damer has created 3-D computer simulations for NASA Ames, and he now hopes to use that experience to...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/cooking-up-creation-in-a-computer/

MAVEN

In September, NASA awarded the University of Colorado the biggest research grant in the school’s history for...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/maven/

Astrobiology, To the Best of Our Knowledge

Today on WAMC’s radio program To The Best Of Our Knowledge, NAI Principal Investigator Doug...

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/articles/astrobiology-to-the-best-of-our-knowledge/