The Ask an Astrobiologist Show: Dr. Kevin Hand
May 20, 2020 10AM PDT Please join us as we welcome Dr. Kevin Peter Hand, the Director of NASA JPL’s Ocean Worlds Lab! He’s also a pre-Project Scientist for development […]
Tag Archives: astrobiology
Job Opportunity: Research Scientist III – Astrobiology and Ocean Worlds
New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. […]
Ask an Astrobiologist with Dr. Kevin Hand
The next episode of Ask an Astrobiologist will take place on May 20 at 10:00 Pacific Time (17:00 UTC). Tune in on SAGANet or watch on the NASA Astrobiology Facebook […]
Ask an Astrobiologist with Dr. Betül Kaçar
The next episode of Ask an Astrobiologist will take place on April 14 at 10:00 Pacific Time (17:00 UTC). Tune in on SAGANet or watch on the NASA Astrobiology Facebook […]
Ask an Astrobiologist with Dr. Colin Goldblatt
The next episode of Ask an Astrobiologist will take place on Monday, March 30, at 10:00 Pacific Time (17:00 UTC). Tune in on SAGANet or watch on the NASA Astrobiology […]
2020 International Summer School in Astrobiology: Searching for Life on Mars
The Josep Comas i Solà International Astrobiology Summer School is co-sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Program and the Centro de Astrobiologia. Held annually in Santander, Spain, it has become a tradition in […]
The Ask an Astrobiologist Show
Next Episode: Dr. Aaron Gronstal November 12, 2019 10AM PST Dr. Aaron Gronstal is a graphic artist and communications specialist for the NASA Astrobiology Program. Aaron began working for NASA as […]
An Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe Public Briefing and Webcast
Are we alone in the universe? Astrobiology, the study of the origins of life in the universe and the search for life on other worlds, is a highly interdisciplinary and […]
IAU General Assembly Mini-Conference – Recent Advances in Planetary Astronomy
We would like to announce a two-day mini-conference on recent advances on planetary astronomy. The conference is organized by the IAU Division F (Planetary Systems & Astrobiology) in conjunction with […]
Job Opportunity: Tenured Full Professor Position in Astrobiology
The Institute for Planetary Materials (IPM), Okayama University, Misasa, Japan, invites applications for a Tenured Full Professor position in the area of Astrobiology. IPM is a world-class institute with the […]
Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe: Call for White Papers
In preparation for and as an input to the upcoming decadal surveys in astronomy and astrophysics and planetary science, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has been charged […]
Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) 2018
AbGradCon (Astrobiology Graduate Conference) provides a unique setting for astrobiologically-inclined graduate students and early career researchers to come together to share their research, collaborate, and network. AbGradCon 2018 marks the […]
Waiter, I’d Like a Tall Glass of Formamide
In an apparent contradiction, the origin of life requires a solvent like water, but water breaks down the nucleic acids and proteins that life requires. To help reconcile this conundrum, […]
Environments of Terrestrial Planets Under the Young Sun: Seeds of Biomolecules
A symposium will be held on April 9-13, 2018, hosted by the Sellers Exoplanet Environments Collaboration at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA. This symposium is a major […]
Astrobiology 2017 Final Announcement
Find below the latest news for the quickly approaching Astrobiology 2017 conference (Coyhaique, November 26-December 1, 2017). http://www.astrobiology2017.org Poster Contribution And Regular Registration Deadline The poster contribution and regular registration […]
Environments of Terrestrial Planets Under the Young Sun: Seeds of Biomolecules
Symposium will be held on April 9-13, 2017, hosted by the Sellers Exoplanet Environments Collaboration at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA. This symposium is a major international interdisciplinary […]
16th EANA ASTROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE
Dear Colleague, EANA16 will be hosted in Athens in Greece at the Eugenides Foundation from 27−30 September 2016 (Tue-Fri). A limited number of student travel grants are available. The EANA16 Workshop (European […]
NASA’s Europa Mission Team Joins Forces for the First Time
They’re united by a lofty goal — to investigate whether Jupiter’s moon Europa could harbor primitive life under its icy shell. Last week, a team of scientists and engineers for […]
ASTROBIOLOGY EARLY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: UPCOMING DEADLINES
Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) 2015 – application deadline extended to Monday, March 16: http://www.abgradcon.org/ Water, Ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe Summer School – application deadline, March 15: http://www.nordicastrobiology.net/Iceland2015 […]
NASA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides opportunities for scientists and engineers to conduct research largely of their own choosing, yet compatible with the research opportunities posted on the NPP Web site. Selected by […]