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August Newsletter Highlights - 2017Read More
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Fifth Baruch S. Blumberg/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology AnnouncedJuly 17, 2017
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Astrobiology Sessions at GSA 2017July 22, 2017
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Exoplanet Biosignatures Workshop Without Walls Report Now AvailableJuly 7, 2017
May Newsletter Highlights - 2017Read More
A technical session at AbSciCon 2017. Over 800 scientists attended the biennial conference, held this year in Mesa, Arizona.
New Prospects of Finding Life Elsewhere Excite AstrobiologistsMay 19, 2017
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Watch Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2017 on YouTubeMay 18, 2017
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Student Poster Competition Winners at AbSciCon 2017May 4, 2017
March Newsletter Highlights - 2017Read More
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3rd AbSciCon Meeting Mentor ProgramMarch 22, 2017
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A Vision That Could Supercharge NASAMarch 16, 2017
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NASA's Search for Habitable Environments: Instilling Curiosity into Student Learning - Educator Field Trip and SymposiumMarch 15, 2017
February Newsletter Highlights - 2017Read More
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NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around a Single StarFeb. 22, 2017
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Selection of NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellows from the November 2016 OpportunityFeb. 24, 2017
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Essay by Winston Churchill Shows Him Thinking Like an AstrobiologistFeb. 17, 2017
January Newsletter Highlights - 2017Read More
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Upcoming Deadlines for AbSciCon 2017Jan. 11, 2017
How did the first self-replicating polymers, the precursors of life, come to form on the early Earth around four billion years ago?
Computing the Origin of LifeJan. 6, 2017
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In Search of PanspermiaJan. 6, 2017
November Newsletter Highlights - 2016Read More
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New Instrument Could Search for Signatures of Life on MarsNov. 4, 2016
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Jupiter’s Stripes Run Deep, But Hopefully Juno’s Problems Do NotNov. 2, 2016
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Astronomy Education and Outreach ResourcesOct. 31, 2016
September Newsletter Highlights - 2016Read More
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The NAI Director's Seminar Series Presents: Bowling with Astrobiologists: A Twisted Path Toward the Origin of DNASept. 29, 2016
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More Evidence of Water Plumes on Europa Increases Confidence that They’re for RealSept. 26, 2016
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Watch Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2017 on YouTubeMay 18, 2017
August Newsletter Highlights - 2016Read More
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Astrobiology Primer v2.0 ReleasedAug. 23, 2016
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Found: Our Nearest Exoplanet NeighborAug. 24, 2016
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2016 Selections for the NASA Astrobiology Postdoctoral Program FellowshipAug. 22, 2016
July Newsletter Highlights - 2016Read More
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2016 Astrobiology Minority Institution Research Support (MIRS) Program FellowsJuly 25, 2016
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Joint NASA-NSF Ideas Lab on the Origins of Life UpdateJuly 21, 2016
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Rocky, Close, and Potentially Habitable Planets Around a Dwarf StarJuly 20, 2016
June Newsletter Highlights - 2016Read More
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Joint NASA-NSF Ideas Lab on the Origins of LifeJune 7, 2016
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity with NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS)June 15, 2016
Members of the Burke Lab, including Donald Burke (lower right) in front of the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri, Summer 2014.
Donald Burke on The Big ElectronJune 13, 2016
May Newsletter Highlights - 2016Read More
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Breaking Down Exoplanet StovepipesApril 28, 2016
Astrobiology booth staffed by Jack Farmer and Sheri Klug both from ASU. Image Credit: Barbara Vance
Death Valley Celestial Centennial – MarsFest SymposiumApril 25, 2016
A current view of the tree of life, encompassing the total diversity represented by sequenced genomes.
A New View of the Tree of LifeApril 22, 2016
March Newsletter Highlights - 2016Read More
ROSES 2016 SolicitationsFeb. 29, 2016
In Memory of James FerrisMarch 10, 2016
Dr. Betül Kacar of Harvard University discusses the field of paleogenomics.
Betül Kacar on PaleogenomicsMarch 14, 2016
January Newsletter Highlights - 2016Read More
The sulfidic outcrop on the toe of the Borup Fiord Pass glacier. This image looks south with the sulfur icings spreading eastward.
Icy Worlds and their Analog SitesJan. 27, 2016
The false-color and contrast-enhanced image of Uranus at right reveals subtle bands of concentric clouds surrounding the planet's south pole.
Voyager Celebrates 30 Years Since UranusJan. 27, 2016
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Upcoming Astrobiology Application DeadlinesJan. 22, 2016
October Newsletter Highlights - 2015Read More
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The 2015 Astrobiology Strategy Identifies Priority Research for the NASA Astrobiology Program in the Next DecadeOct. 8, 2015
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Life on Earth Likely Started Much Earlier Than Previously ThoughtOct. 22, 2015
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Cassini Begins Series of Flybys With Close-Up of Saturn Moon EnceladusOct. 14, 2015
September Newsletter Highlights - 2015Read More
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2014 Annual Science ReportAug. 25, 2015
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NAI Welcomes New International Partner, the Japan AstroBiology Consortium (JABC)Aug. 26, 2015
Nathalie Cabrol to Lead Carl Sagan Center at SETI InstituteAug. 21, 2015