Keith’s note: Dale Andersen’s team has arrived at Lake Untersee, Antarctica to do Astrobiology research. How they operate is similar to NASA’s planned Moon and Mars bases. Follow along here.
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5 Questions About Astrobiologyâs Future At NASA
Keith’s note: I tweeted this at @astrobiology and emailed it to NASA. With regard to the changes in how @NASAScience_ – NASA Science Mission Directorate proposed to change the way […]
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Possible News From The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences Meeting
Keith’s note: The National Academyâs Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences Autumn 2026 Meeting is being held Tuesday â Thursday this week. There are NASA presentations that should shed some […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Report: Funding NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs
Keith’s note: “An Investigative Report on the Funding of NASA Planetary Research and Analysis Programs, FY2011-FY2025“ has been released. “Detailed budget information obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, Presidential […]
![Responses to questions regarding the impact on ECRs being impacted by government funding delays, and responses broken down by career level. Every group indicated > 50% of being impacted (PhD student 64%, Postdoc 76%, Junior Faculty 71%, Junior scientist 100%, and Other 62%) -- [astro-ph.IM]](https://i0.wp.com/nasawatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Early.png?resize=1200%2C506&ssl=1)
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Budget Cut Impact On The Early Career Astrobiology Workforce
Keith’s note: according to a recent survey of the Early Career Astrobiology Workforce [ECR], “Results indicated that a majority of surveyed ECRs are concerned about their future careers (90 percent). […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Earth Science, News, Personnel News, Space & Planetary Science, Workforce
Science Reorganization Planning At NASA Ames
Keith’s note: there’s some plans in under serious consideration at NASA Ames to do some “phone book updates” aka organizational changes. Most notable is the flattening of the ARC Science […]
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Big NASA News Thing On Tuesday
Keith’s note: according to this press release: “NASA will host a public event at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Astronomy, Earth Science, News, Space & Planetary Science, Space Life Science
National Academies of Science Space Science Week 2026
“Each year, Space Science Week at the National Academies of Science brings together leaders across the space science disciplines to explore the latest developments and discuss the future of the […]
Posted inAstrobiology, Astronomy, News, Space & Planetary Science, Space Life Science
Letter to the Community: The Future of Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)
Keith’s note: on 23 January 2026 the co-chairs of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) sent this out to a wide distribution: Dear members of the OPAG community: “We are […]
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Current / Former NASA Planetary Science Analysis Groups
Keith’s note: these are the current NASA Planetary Science Analysis Groups listed by NASA – just in case that page goes away (it happens a lot at NASA these days). […]