Sugar is Sweet, Essential to Life – and It’s Probably in Deep Space, NASA “New research suggests that the sugar molecule that puts the “D” in DNA – 2-deoxyribose – […]
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Astrobiology Research Season Ends At Lake Untersee, Antarctica
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 15 December 2018: Back at Novolazarevskaya Station “The camp at Lake Untersee is now closed, we pulled the last three tents down early yesterday […]
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The Sort of Status Report People Might Send Back From Mars
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 28 November 2018: Dive Hole Melting Issues “The hole melter was returned, but unfortunately it still does not work properly and we are unable […]
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NASA's Semi-Stealth Astrobiology Mission
Keith’s note: According to the official NASA Mars 2020 website: “The Mars 2020 mission addresses high-priority science goals for Mars exploration, including key questions about the potential for life on […]
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Elections Can Have Consequences Billions Of Miles Away
Culberson’s ouster could spell big problems for NASA’s Orion program, experts say, Houston Chronicle “NASA programs — especially Orion, which is focused on putting humans back on the moon — […]
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NASA's Astrobiology Programs Ignore One Another
NASA Awards Grant for New Life Detection Project, NASA GSFC “NASA has awarded funding for a new interdisciplinary project called the Laboratory for Agnostic Biosignatures (LAB). The award, totaling nearly […]
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A Prelude To A Technosignatures Discussion
Technosignatures Workshop: Looking at Searching for Life Beyond Earth, NASA “In April 2018, new interest arose in Congress for NASA to begin supporting the scientific search for technosignatures as part […]
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NASA Still Has No Planetary Protection Policy For Humans On Mars
Report: Review and Assessment of Planetary Protection Policy Development Processes “Planetary protection policies are facing unprecedented challenges as NASA and other national and international space agencies move forward on missions […]
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Galileo Flew Through A Water Plume From Europa In 1997
Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes, NASA “Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has the […]
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An Interesting Picture From Mars Update)
An Interesting Picture From Mars “NASA recently posted an image taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) aboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity. A reader from Australia contacted me to […]