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Recorded Sessions from AbSciCon Now Available
John Grotzinger leads a plenary session at AbSciCon, as broadcast in Adobe Connect.Several sessions at the 2012 Astrobiology Science Conference were broadcast live via Adobe Connect and recorded. An archive of talks from 18 sessions is now available for viewing online via the AbSciCon website.
Source: [AbSciCon]
May 3, 2012 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
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FameLab Astrobiology...and the Winner is...
Join us in congratulating Brendan Mullan from Pennsylvania State University on winning the 2012 FameLab Astrobiology competition! The Finals were held on Monday, April 16th during the Astrobiology Science Conference in Atlanta, GA. The judges selected one winner from among the 11 finalists, whose presentations can all be seen here. Brendan joins the winners of FameLab competitions from all over the world this June in the UK, and will represent the United States in the FameLab International Final event!
FameLab was set up in 2005 by Cheltenham Festivals in partnership with the UK’s...
Source: [NASA]
May 1, 2012 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
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NASA and Library of Congress Select First Astrobiology Chair
David GrinspoonNASA and the Library of Congress have announced the selection of David H. Grinspoon to be the first Baruch S. Blumberg NASA-Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology.
The chair, selected through an international competition, is named for the late Nobel Laureate and founding director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, Baruch “Barry” Blumberg. Applications are solicited by the Library of Congress and reviewed by a panel jointly established by the Library and NASA. The prestigious position was created in November 2011.
Grinspoon will be in residence for a year beginning November 2012 at the library’s scholarly research...
April 19, 2012 / Posted by: Marco Boldt
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FameLab Astrobiology Finals - Live Webcast!
The 2012 FameLab Astrobiology Finals will be broadcast live on NASA TV as well as over the internet! The event will be held from 7-9 PM (EDT) on Monday, April 16th.
The livestream will be available at http://livestream.com/FameLabAstrobiology and at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv. Check local listings for the NASA TV channel number in your area.
FameLab Astrobiology is a science communication extravaganza! Over the past few months, more than 70 early career astrobiologists have gathered at sites across the USA (and on YouTube) to compete in FameLab Astrobiology preliminaries. Eleven have emerged...
Source: [NASA]
April 12, 2012 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
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Organics Probably Formed Easily in Early Solar System
Still shot from an animation to demonstrate a particle bouncing around different regions of the nebula and seeing different fluxes of photons. Animation credit: Fred Ciesla Complex organic compounds, including many important to life on Earth, were readily produced under conditions that likely prevailed in the primordial solar system. NAI-funded researcher Scott Sandford at NASA Ames Research Center and his colleague Fred Ciesla at the University of Chicago came to this conclusion after linking computer simulations to laboratory experiments. Their study appears in Science Express
Ciesla simulated the dynamics of the solar nebula, the cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and the planets formed. Although every dust particle within the nebula behaved differently, they all experienced the conditions...
Source: [NASA Ames Research Center]
April 3, 2012 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
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Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science-evolution
The undergraduate students, graduate students, and post docs of the astrobiology community are invited to apply to the 2012 Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science, held from 19-31 August, 2012 on Ilhabela, an archipelago 200km from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The school will be organized around the theme of evolution, addressing topics such as paleontology, phylogenetics, homology, and character evolution, and will feature instructors from both North and South America. Visit the School website for more information and application materials.
Source: [Link]
April 1, 2012 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
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Issue #3 of the Graphic Novel is Here!
Building on #‘s 1 and 2, issue #3 focuses on the robotic exploration of the inner solar system, and the legacy it has bequeathed to astrobiology. Once again, issue #3 delivers stunning graphics and a compelling storyline! Download a pdf or mobile app.
Join us for a special “book signing” event at AbSciCon! Bring your copies or get them there and meet Aaron Gronstal, the artist behind the astrobiology graphic novels!
For copies of issue #3, please contact Daniella Scalice at daniella.m.scalice@nasa.gov
Source: [NASA Astrobiology Program]
March 21, 2012 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
- 4/24 NPP Seminar: Daiki Horikawa, "UV Radiation Tolerance of Tardigrades"
- 4/30 NAI Director’s Seminar: Natalie Batalha, “Kepler’s Year-Three Transit Census”
- The NAI Welcomes New International Partners
- Issue #3 of the Astrobiology Graphic Novel is Here!
- NAI Director's Discretionary Fund 2012
- Selection of NASA Postdoctoral Program Astrobiology Fellows
- Recently Published Research from the NAI
- Early Career Faculty NASA Space Tech Research Opportunities
- Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science-Evolution
- Life in Ice Video
- ROSES-12 Amendment 1: Due Dates Changed for Appendix C.18, The Planetary Protection Research Program.
- ROSES-12 Amendment 2: Delay of proposal Due Date for ROSES-12 Appendix A.16, Atmospheric Composition: Modeling and Analysis Program (ACMAP).
April 11, 2012 
