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Kimberly Lau (left), assistant professor of geosciences at Penn State, and Timothy Lyons (right), Distinguished Professor of Biogeochemistry in Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California Riverside (UCR).
Astrobiologists among Highest 2022 GSA HonorsAug. 15, 2022
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this 360-degree panorama at a drill site nicknamed “Avanavero” on June 20, 2022, the 3,509th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
10 Years Since Landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has Drive (NASA)Aug. 8, 2022
James Lovelock (University of Oxford) spoke during the “Seeking Signs of Life” Symposium, celebrating 50 Years of Exobiology and Astrobiology at NASA, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center in Arlington, Va.
In Memoriam: James LovelockAug. 5, 2022
“Selfie” of the Curiosity rover with inset showing the SAM instrument prior to installation on the rover. In this image, the rover is in front of Mount Mercou, a 19.7-foot (6-meter) tall outcrop, and next to the “Nontron” sampling site.
SAM’s Top Five Discoveries aboard NASA’s Curiosity Rover at Mars (NASA JPL)Aug. 4, 2022
The 2022 Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) will be held May 15-20 in Atlanta, GA.
AbSciCon 2022 Competition Winners AnnouncedAug. 4, 2022
This pixel image of NASA's Webb Telescope was created using a vintage Macinstosh computer.
Astronomy Data and the Search for Habitable WorldsAug. 3, 2022
Nichelle Nichols hosted the first ever FameLab USA National Final in 2012.
In Memoriam: Nichelle NicholsAug. 2, 2022
This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples collected from the Mars surface by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover.
NASA Will Inspire World When It Returns Mars Samples to Earth in 2033 (NASA)Aug. 1, 2022
Artist impression of a strand of DNA.
Astrobiologists Identify New Set of Reactions Relevant to the Origin of LifeJuly 29, 2022
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
NASA SCoPE Seed Grants for Community EngagementJuly 27, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will abrade the rock at the center of this image, allowing scientists and engineers to assess whether it would hold up to the rover’s more powerful sampling drill.
NASA, ESA to Discuss Mars Sample Return Mission (NASA)July 26, 2022
The PolyCam aboard NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft provided high-resolution, microscope-like images of asteroid Bennu’s surface. This made it possible for researchers to map more than 1,500 rock fractures. Fractures are highlighted in red.
Some Asteroids ‘Aged Early’ by Sun, NASA Finds (NASA Goddard)July 25, 2022
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