Keith’s note: Last week NASA announced a Public-Private Partnership to Advance Mars Science. Some of that was already happening. Rocket Lab is going to send the privately-funded Venus Life Finder […]
Astrobiology
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How To Actually Build Your Own Working Tricorder
Keith’s note: Hamzah Abugosh has built a functional tricorder. I share the same fascination he has with the notion of a tricorder as seen on Star Trek since I was […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Astrobiology.com Website Upgrade Underway
Keith’s note: Over the next several weeks we will be rolling out a revised and enhanced version of Astrobiology.com. It will take us a bit to wrap our minds around […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Budget, Congress, News, Space & Planetary Science, TrumpSpace
MEPAG Memo On NASA Mars Exploration Program Budget
Keith’s note: the following memo was distributed by NASA Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) leadership: “Members of the MEPAG community, There have been deeply concerning developments in the NASA […]
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No More Woke Science Wanted At NASA
Keith’s note: NASA put out Amendment 59: Several Updates to the ROSES-25 Summary of Solicitation. BOTH of the official documents cited in this notice issued by NASA contain blatantly political […]
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To My Friend Kathleen
Keith’s note: I wanted to take a moment of your time to talk about my friend Kathleen Connell. She is under hospice care right now. Her wife Jaye is with […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Astronomy, Earth Science, News, Space & Planetary Science, Space Life Science
Planetary Science Analysis and Assessment Group Support
Keith’s note: Earlier this year it was announced that NASA’s Planetary Science Division to cease financial support for planetary science Analysis/Assessment Groups (AGs), effective the end of April 2026. The […]
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Updated Protocols For The Detection of Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Keith’s note: According to this SETI Institute discussion of the Updated Rules for Evaluating and Revealing the Detection of Extraterrestrial Intelligence “The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has ratified updated […]
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Astrobiology.com On CGTN: Life In The Universe
Keith’s note: I was just on CGTN representing my Astrobiology.com website with Dr. Amitabha Ghosh to talk about the UAP image release and the search for life in the universe. […]
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Isaacman on CNN and CBS
Keith’s note: Jared Isaacman was on CNN’s State of the Union today talking about Artemis II, NASA’s FY 2027 budget proposals, and … life in the universe. [Audio] He was […]