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John Baross with the deep-ocean research submersible dubbed Alvin, 1991.
Astrobiologist John Baross Receives NASA's Exceptional Scientific Achievement MedalFeb. 7, 2022
Andrew H. Knoll is the Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard University, United States.
Andrew Knoll Awarded the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for 2022Feb. 4, 2022
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Opportunity to give input to CAPS study of the NfoLD/NExSS White Paper on Standards of Evidence for Life DetectionFeb. 3, 2022
David Grinspoon of the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) and former Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation.
David Grinspoon Honored as Lifetime AAAS FellowFeb. 3, 2022
This conceptual image reveals what the Kasei Valles region on Mars may have looked like three billion years ago. White areas are glaciers and blue represents ocean.
NASA-Funded Study Extends Period When Mars Could Have Supported Life (NASA Goddard)Feb. 3, 2022
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
NASA Call for Abstracts for the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC)Feb. 1, 2022
In this image, composed of dozens of photographs, the Mars Curiosity rover is pictured next to a drill hole it has made in the martian surface, seen in the lower left-hand corner.
Carbon Signals From MarsJan. 31, 2022
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used its Context Camera to capture this image of Bosporos Planum, a location on Mars. The white specks are salt deposits found within a dry channel. The largest impact crater in the scene is nearly 1.5 kilometers across.
NASA’s MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought (NASA JPL)Jan. 26, 2022
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
Astrobiologists Honored as American Astronomical Society FellowsJan. 26, 2022
Trinity Hamilton, an NAI NPP Fellow, takes samples from a thermal spring in Yellowstone National Park.
Reminder: Early Career Opportunity DeadlinesJan. 21, 2022
This artist’s conception shows the fully unfolded James Webb Space Telescope in space.
NASA to Discuss Webb’s Arrival at Final Destination, Next StepsJan. 21, 2022
This 4.5 billion-year-old rock, labeled meteorite ALH84001 or sometimes called the "Allan Hills Meteorite," came from Mars and landed in Antarctica. It sparked controversy in 1996 when some scientists believed it contained tiny fossils.
An Update from ALH84001Jan. 18, 2022
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