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AbSciCon 2010 First Announcement
/ August 7AbGradCon 2009: A Glimpse into Mixed-Reality Meetings of the Future
/ July 29Planetary Science Decadal Survey: White Papers Posted for Comment
/ July 27Students Monitor Hydrothermal Features in Lassen Volcanic National Park
/ July 23Escuela International de Astrobiología
/ July 14Summer Camp: The Quest for Life
/ July 13Lead Astrobiology Civil Servant Position Now Available
/ July 10Marine Methane Oxidation Without Sulfur
/ July 9NOVA ScienceNOW - Hunt for Alien Earths
/ July 9MAVEN
/ July 1Astrobiology, To the Best of Our Knowledge
/ June 29Salt Discovered in Saturn's Outermost Ring
/ June 24Nickel: The New Biomarker
/ June 23Increasing the Lifespan of Life on Earth
/ June 19Expanding Horizons in Montana
/ June 16Nascence Man
/ June 16Timetree of Life
/ June 15Astrobiology Night at the Ballpark
/ June 10A New Way to Keep Clean
/ June 9Astrobiology Laboratory Institute for Instructors (ALI’I) Applications Due
/ June 3Astrobiology Laboratory Institute for Instructors (ALI’I)
/ June 3NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School 2nd Session
/ June 3NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School 1st Session
/ June 22009 Santander Summer School
/ June 2New Martian Chemistry Workshop: Abstract Deadline Extended
/ June 22009 Santander Summer School: NAI Scholarship Deadline Extended to April 24th
/ June 1New Martian Chemistry Workshop
/ June 1NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School Applications
/ May 28New Frontiers 2009 Proposals Due
/ May 28New Frontiers 2009 Intent to Propose Due
/ May 28National Science Foundation - Life in Transition (LiT) Opportunity
/ May 28Opportunities in Education and Public Outreach for Earth and Space Science (EPOESS)
/ May 28Field Science Analog Testing Opportunity
/ May 28Microbial Habitability During the Late Heavy Bombardment
/ May 20NAI Team Seminars Recorded and Available Online
/ May 8NAI Ames Research Center Team Launches New Website
/ May 4Student Astronomers Earn Top Honors in State Science Fair
/ April 28Planetary Science Decadal Survey
/ April 24Evidence for the Great Oxidation Event Challenged
/ April 17NASA Astrobiology Website is Official Webby Honoree
/ April 15Elemental Evolution
/ April 15Invisible Yellowstone
/ April 9NPR's Science Friday on Origins of Life and the Universe
/ April 7Hydrogenase Active Sites and the Origin of Life
/ April 6How Life Shatters Chemistry's Mirror
/ April 6NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School
/ April 3Fragments of Asteroid Impact are Collected and Analyzed
/ April 2Early Oxygen
/ March 28"The State of Astrobiology, 2009" A report from Mary A. Voytek, Senior Scientist for Astrobiology (Interim), NASA Headquarters
/ March 27New Evidence for an Earlier Origin of Oxygenic Photosynthesis
/ March 17A Clue to the Molecular "Handedness" of Life on Earth
/ March 17NAI Public Lecture (and the New York Times) Kick Off 2009 Celebration of Darwin
/ March 13Summer Workshops for Teachers in Astrobiology
/ March 9Kepler's Search for "Alien Earths" Covered by CNN
/ February 25Evolution of the Modern Nitrogen Cycle
/ February 23Cycling Nitrogen
/ February 21A Natural Iron Fertilization Mechanism from the Deep Sea
/ February 10Life in Extreme Environments Educator Conference
/ February 9The Science of NAI - Overview Presentations Available as Podcasts
/ February 6Oldest Evidence for Animals in the Fossil Record
/ February 4Great Oxidation Event Got Earlier Start
/ January 29Biosignatures in Ancient Rocks Workshop Proceedings Now Available
/ January 20Martian Methane Reveals the Red Planet is not a Dead Planet
/ January 15A Banner Year for Astrobiology in Discover Magazine's Top 100 Stories of 2008
/ January 12Astrobiology Summer Science Experience for Teachers (ASSET)
/ January 12Life in Extreme Environments Educator Conference
/ January 8NAI Scientist Elected AAAS Fellow
/ January 5Follow the Elements
/ December 11Elements and Evolution
/ December 5Extreme Science on Earth's Highest Lakes
/ December 2Jill Tarter Receives TED Prize
/ November 25Carbon Dioxide Discovered on Extrasolar Planet
/ November 25New NAI Team at RPI Launches New York Center for Astrobiology
/ November 24NASA's Astrobiology Origins
/ November 24Astrobiology Curriculum Pilot Kicks-Off Maine STEM Initiative
/ November 19
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