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2010 Annual Science Report
Reporting | SEP 2009 – AUG 2010
Letter from the Director: 2010 NAI Annual Report
This year, in conjunction with releasing the 2010 Annual Report, covering the period from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, we are rolling out a new Annual Report website. This is part of a larger upgrade to the NAI website that includes new formats and functionality for the Directory and Team pages. In the near future we’ll implement a log-in function that will allow individuals to add content to their directory pages and other parts of the site, and continue to improve formats and functionality throughout the site. Please let us know how you like the changes, and ...
Continue reading.This Year At a Glance
14
Teams
184
Project Reports
1035
Publications
68
Field Sites
Breakdown of Top Journal Publications
- 17Science
- 14PNAS
- 24Nature
Team Reports
- Arizona State University
- Carnegie Institution of Washington
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Montana State University
- NASA Ames Research Center
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Icy Worlds
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Titan
- Pennsylvania State University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- University of Hawaii, Manoa
- University of Wisconsin
- VPL at University of Washington
Browse by Roadmap Objectives
Based on the 2008 Astrobiology Roadmap- Goal 1
- 1.1Formation and evolution of habitable planets.
- 1.2Indirect and direct astronomical observations of extrasolar habitable planets.
- Goal 2
- 2.1Mars exploration.
- 2.2Outer Solar System exploration
- Goal 3
- 3.1Sources of prebiotic materials and catalysts
- 3.2Origins and evolution of functional biomolecules
- 3.3Origins of energy transduction
- 3.4Origins of cellularity and protobiological systems
- Goal 4
- 4.1Earth's early biosphere.
- 4.2Production of complex life.
- 4.3Effects of extraterrestrial events upon the biosphere
- Goal 5
- 5.1Environment-dependent, molecular evolution in microorganisms
- 5.2Co-evolution of microbial communities
- 5.3Biochemical adaptation to extreme environments
- Goal 6
- 6.1Effects of environmental changes on microbial ecosystems
- 6.2Adaptation and evolution of life beyond Earth
- Goal 7
- 7.1Biosignatures to be sought in Solar System materials
- 7.2Biosignatures to be sought in nearby planetary systems