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The 2021 Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) will be held May 9-14 in Atlanta, GA.
AbSciCon 2021 Save the DateMay 22, 2020
NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is now named the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, after NASA’s first Chief of Astronomy.
NASA Telescope Named For ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace RomanMay 21, 2020
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
New Astrobiology Early Career Opportunity: NPMP Fellowship with NExSS!May 20, 2020
Artist’s concept illustrating a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets in the planetary system BD +20 307, turning both into dusty debris.
Top Ten Discoveries from SOFIAMay 18, 2020
This illustration shows the structure of a new synthetic DNA molecule, dubbed hachimoji DNA, which uses the four informational ingredients of regular DNA (green, red, blue, yellow) in addition to four new ones (cyan, pink, purple, orange).
Astrobiologists Aid in Fighting CoronavirusMay 14, 2020
Artist impression of solar system formation.
Looking Back at the Formation of the SunMay 11, 2020
Standing in for a rover, a field team sets up equipment in a dry lakebed in the Nevada desert in February 2020. As part of the exercise, scientists spread around the world sent commands for images and data, as they will once Perseverance lands on Mars.
NASA Perseverance Mars Rover Scientists Train in the Nevada DesertMay 8, 2020
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
Request for Information on Earth System Predictability Research and DevelopmentMay 7, 2020
Concentration of particular organic carbon (POC) at 10 m below the seafloor (LaRowe et al. 2020)
Insights into the Fate of Organic Carbon in Marine SedimentsMay 7, 2020
The National Academies of the United States of America.
Astrobiologists Elected to National Academy of SciencesMay 5, 2020
This infographic illustrates key features of the TOI 270 system, located about 73 light-years away in the southern constellation Pictor.
Studying Sub-Neptune Atmospheres with James WebbMay 4, 2020
In this gallery of three newly reprocessed Europa images, details are visible in the variety of features on the moon's icy surface.
Newly Reprocessed Images of Europa Show 'Chaos Terrain' in Crisp DetailMay 4, 2020
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