The 'X-mas Planets' is a collage of computer generated images of potentially habitable worlds created by the Planetary Habitability Laboratory (PHL) over a section of an image of the De Mairan’s Nebula (Messier 43) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Earth is at the top right, Mars at the top center. This image was created to celebrate the first year, December 5, 2012, of the PHL's Habitable Exoplanets Catalog.PHL @ UPR Arecibo (phl.upr.edu), ESA/Hubble, NASA
New workshop from the NASA Astrobiology Program, Communicating Discoveries in the Search for Life in the Universe (CDSLU)
This virtual workshop will bring together the astrobiology and science communication communities to exchange perspectives about the potential discovery of life beyond Earth. Through a series of presentations, conversations, and activities, the workshop will explore mutually-beneficial and socially responsible paths towards communicating the discovery of extraterrestrial life and creating a lasting community of shared interest. The Application Deadline for the workshop is November 15, 2023
Visit the website for the workshop: CDSLU: Communicating Discoveries in the Search for Life in the Universe at https://apply.knowinnovation.com/cdslu/.Image credit: NASA Astrobiology/CDSLU.
Week 1: February 5, 7, 9, 2024
Week 2: February 12, 14, 16, 2024
12:00pm – 4:00pm ET each day
Who Should Apply?
The organizers are interested in receiving applications from a wide range of disciplines, including but not limited to: