Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)


  1. SETI Institute

    PI Rocco Mancinelli
    Members 54 (See)
    Active Dates 11/2003 - 10/2008
    Team Website http://nai.seti.org/

    Executive Summary

    Planetary Biology, Evolution, and Intelligence

    Project Reports

    "Are We Alone?" weekly science radio show

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES:

    Abiotic Nitrogen Cycling

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1, 1, 2, 3

    Expanding the List of Target Stars for Next Generation SETI Searches

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1, 1, 4, 6, 7

    Formation of Nitrogenated Aromatics in the Interstellar Medium

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 3

    Iron, the Oxygen Transition, UV Shielding, and Photosynthesis

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2

    Planetary-Scale Transition from Abiotic to Biotic Nitrogen Cycle

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6

    Surface Processes and Surface-Subsurface Transport on Europa

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 2

    The High Lakes Project (HLP)

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7

    Training for Oxygen: Peroxy in Rocks, Early Life and the Evolution of the Atmosphere

    ROADMAP OBJECTIVES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

    EPO Reports

    ASSET: Astrobiology Summer Science Experience for Teachers

    Teacher Professional Development Activities

    ASSET Network Teacher Professional Development

    Public Science Talks

    NAI EPO Lead Professional Development Design Workshop

    Astrobiology Adventure for Girl Scouts

    "Are We Alone" A Science Radio Prgram

    Project Reports

    Organized by Astrobiology Roadmap Objective

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  • 1 Determine whether the atmosphere of the early Earth, hydrothermal or exogenous matter were significant sources of organic matter.
  • 2 Develop and test plausible pathways by which ancient counterparts of membrane systems, proteins and nucleic acid were synthesized from simpler precursors and assembled into protocells.
  • 3 Replicating, catalytic systems capable of evolution, and construct laboratory models of metabolism in primitive living systems.
  • 4 Expand and interpret the genomic database of a select group of key microorganisms in order to reveal the history and dynamics of evolution.
  • 5 Describe the sequences of causes and effects associated with the development of Earth's early biosphere and the global environment.
  • 6 Define how ecophysiological processes structure microbial communities, influence their adaptation and evolution, and affect their detection on other planets.
  • 7 Identify the environmental limits for by examining biological adaptations to extremes in environmental conditions.

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  • Carnegie Institution of Washington
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  • Marine Biological Laboratory
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  • Pennsylvania State University
  • SETI Institute [x]
  • University of Arizona
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  • University of Colorado, Boulder
  • University of Hawaii
  • University of Wisconsin
  • VPL at University of Washington