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"I am curious about what effect an asteroid impact, like the one that killed the dinosaurs, would have on the orbit of the earth."
Welcome to the NAI Newsletter! The Newsletter is a compendium of announcements, events, updates, and news items related to the NAI and its research. If you have news items or suggestions you can send them to the editor, Marco Boldt at: Marco.Boldt@nasa.gov.
Newsletter for July 29, 2009
NAI News
- Goddard Center for Astrobiology Summer Student Presentations
- Josep Comas i SolĂ International Astrobiology Summer School
Recently Published Research from the NAI
- Marine Methane Oxidation Without Sulfur
- Nickel: The New Biomarker
- Increasing the Lifespan of Life on Earth
For Students and Young Investigators
Education and Public Outreach
- NOVA ScienceNOW - Hunt for Alien Earths
- Summer Camp: The Quest for Life
- Students Monitor Hydrothermal Features in Lassen Volcanic National Park
For the Astrobiology Community
- Planetary Science Decadal Survey: Astrobiology White Papers Posted for Comment
- Lead NASA Astrobiology Civil Servant Position Now Available
- Lead Formal Educator Position at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
- ROSES-09 Amendment 9: New Proposal Opportunity in Appendix A.39 entitled "ESSP Venture-class Science Investigations: Earth Venture-1"
- AGU Session P13: "Organics in Meteorites and Dust Particles: Composition, Distribution, Formation and Isotopic Anomalies"
- ROSES-09 Amendment 10: New Proposal Opportunity in Appendix D.12: Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) Science Investigation Concept Studies
Collaborative Technologies