New Way To Think About Earth's First Cells Jun 6, 2008
Jack W. Szostak was also supported by National Aeronautics and Space Administration Exobiology Program award number EXB02-0031-0018. Sheref S. Mansy was supported by National Institutes of Health award number F32 GM07450601. (Science Daily)
Large Methane Release Could Cause Abrupt Climate Change As Happened 635 Million Years Ago May 30, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 29, 2008) An abrupt release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, about 635 million years ago from ice sheets that then extended to Earth's low latitudes caused a dramatic shift in climate, triggering a series of events that resulted in global warming and effectively ended the last "snowball" ice age, a UC Riverside-led study reports. The researchers posit that the methane was released gradually at first and then in abundance from clathrates -- methane ice that forms and... (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Methane release could cause abrupt, far-reaching climate change May 30, 2008
The study also was supported by grants from NASA's Exobiology Program. http://www. (Hindu)
Methane Bubble To Cause Abrupt Climate Change? May 29, 2008
Large Methane Release Could Cause Abrupt Climate Change As Happened 635 Million Years Ago. Large Methane Release Could Cause Abrupt Climate Change As Happened 635 Million Years Ago. (Science Daily)
Evolution rolls on for Mars rover May 16, 2008
On the eventual flight vehicle, such boxes would be joined by other computers, antennas, solar panels, cameras and the all important instrument suite which would run the exobiology experiments. EXOMARS MISSION CONCEPT Set to leave Earth in 2013; primary aim is to search for life Will launch on a heavy-lift rocket, such as the Ariane 5 Vented landing bags allow for a larger payload Rover will carry a 16. (BBC News -- Europe)
Obama as C-in-C? Mar 27, 2008
You notice Dr. Carl Sagans research on Exobiology and the DNA found in the dark matter in the universe, and you suddenly remember a Time article from April 10, 1978 entitled Black Holes and Martian Valleys, which contained the following passage. A while later, astronomer Carl Sagan (The Dragons of Eden) found himself lugging his slide box into the Vice Presidents big new house and, after coffee, taking the Mondale and Carter families on a journey through the heavens. (Human Events Online)
What Sparked Complex Life In Ancient Oceans? Feb 26, 2008
The joint research was supported by NSF Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology Program, NASA Exobiology Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Virginia Tech Institute of Critical Technology and Applied Sciences, Evolving Earth Foundation, and several other funding agencies. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
Makeover for Europe's Mars robot Feb 9, 2008
But the interest in Mars, and specifically exobiology, meant that I had a queue of scientists wanting to go onboard ExoMars. "Now we have a scientific mission as much as a technological mission, meaning that the ExoMars 2008 is heavier, is more complex and is more costly.". (BBC News)
Nobelist, Professor Joshua Lederberg dies Feb 9, 2008
In partnership with the late Carl Sagan, Dr. Lederberg coined the term "exobiology" to refer to the possibility of life on other planets. He was also deeply interested in world affairs, focusing on the threat of war with biological weapons and nuclear arms control. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Joshua Lederberg dies Feb 7, 2008
As well as the work that led to his Nobel, Lederberg also named the science of exobiology, working with NASA on missions to find life in space from the early 1960s; he was an adviser to the administrations of presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Carter, and worked on the Biological Weapons Convention of 1972. In the 1960s he wrote a weekly column for the Washington Post. (Nature News Service)
Joshua Lederberg; helped found molecular biology, earned Nobel Feb 7, 2008
After the launch of Sputnik in 1958, he began arguing that biologists should have a place in the exploration of space, coining the term "exobiology" to refer to the study of life outside Earth's atmosphere. With physicist Dean B. Cowle, he argued that astronauts and spacecraft returning to Earth should be quarantined to prevent potentially catastrophic infection by extraterrestrial germs. (Boston Globe)
News Scan Briefs Aug 19, 2007
EXOBIOLOGY Life Not as We Know It The search for extraterrestrials must look beyond life as we know it, scientists have advised NASA.. EVOLUTION Ulcers from the Deep Genes that help harmful germs thrive in the warmth of the human body apparently arose from DNA that enables microbes to survive in superheated deep-sea vents. (Scientific American)
Surprising New Species Of Light-harvesting Bacterium Discovered In Yellowstone Jul 28, 2007
This work was supported by two grants from the National Science Foundation, one of which was from the Frontiers in Integrative Biology Program, and by grants from the Department of Energy and the NASA Exobiology Program. The Thermal Biology Institute of Montana State University also provided support for Don Bryant, who began this work as a visiting fellow at MSU in 2005. (Science Daily)
Robotic Exploration of Mars Mar 3, 2007
Other mission goals included mapping the planet's geology and mineral make-up and perhaps most exciting, deploy the Beagle 2, a geochemistry and exobiology lander, to the surface. Notably, the Beagle 2 was the creation of the European Space Agency and the Mars Express mission was Europe's long-awaited first trip to Mars. (Suite101.com)
Hunting martian fossils best bet for locating Mars life, says ASU researcher Feb 17, 2007
"If we're looking for living organisms, we are doing exobiology. But if we are seeking traces biosignatures of ancient life, its better to call it exopaleontology.". Unfortunately, he notes, "for the next 10 or 15 years, technology limitations will force us down the exopaleontology path." The core issue is accessibility. (EurekAlert!)
World's oldest rocks show how Earth may have dodged frozen fate of Mars Feb 6, 2007
The ongoing research effort by Mojzsis and his group has been funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute, the NASA Exobiology Program and the National Science Foundation. For more information online go to. (EurekAlert!)
NASA Funds Scripps Instrument For Probing For Life on Mars SCRIP, Jan. 09 Jan 10, 2007
"Urey will able to detect key molecules associated with life at a sensitivity roughly a million times greater than previous instrumentation," said Bada, a professor of marine chemistry and director of the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Exobiology at Scripps ... Urey has been selected for the European Space Agency's ExoMars rover mission, a Mars exploration mission scheduled for launch in 2013 that will focus on exobiology, the science of life in space and on other planets. (University of California Newswire, CA)
• Professor's specialty is no small subject: Life in the universe Dec 11, 2006
Kolb, who has been at UW-Parkside since 1985, was trained in exobiology - now called astrobiology - in 1992-1994 at the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in San Diego. Recently, Kolb talked with The Journal Times about UW-Parkside's program. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Early Earth Haze May Have Spurred Life Nov 8, 2006
The study was funded by the NASA Solar System Exploration Division's Exobiology program and the NASA Astrobiology Institute. CIRES is a joint research endeavor of CU-Boulder and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Science Daily)
Lunch Poems' international lineup UCB, Aug. 31 Sep 1, 2006
Nov. 2: Will AlexanderOne of the latest works of this Los Angeles poet, novelist and visual artist is "Exobiology as Goddess." Some of his other publications include "Towards the Primeval Lightning Field," "Above the Human Nerve Domain" and "The Stratospheric Canticles." He received a fellowship for poetry in 2002 from the California Arts Council. Dec. 7: Jack MarshallA native of Brooklyn and the son of an Iraqi father and Syrian mother, Marshall attended night classes in poetry with poets... (University of California Newswire, CA)
Sulfur signature changes thoughts on atmospheric oxygen Aug 24, 2006
The National Science Foundation, NASA Astrobiology Institute and the NASA Exobiology Program funded this research. The NAI, founded in 1998, is a partnership between NASA, 12 major U.S. teams and six international consortia. (EurekAlert!)
After 10 years, life-on-Mars rebuked Aug 11, 2006
" Ten years later, the results have not been verified. Skeptics have found non-biological explanations for every piece of evidence that was presented on Aug. 6, 1996. And though they still vigorously defend their claim, the NASA scientists who advanced it now stand alone in their belief. "We certainly have not convinced the community, and that's been a little bit disappointing," said David McKay, a NASA biochemist and leader of the team that started the scientific episode. But even though the... (Yahoo News -- Mars Exploration)
Meteorite mystery vexes NASA scientists Aug 9, 2006
The announcement and the technical paper that followed it practically created exobiology, the scientific field that investigates the potential for life on other planets. "Without that paper I wouldn't be working in this field," said Martin Fisk, a marine geologist who studies how bacteria survive under the sea floor, partly because their harsh environment may resemble that of extraterrestrial life. (CNN -- Science)
Ten years later, talk of life on Mars ebbs Aug 7, 2006
The announcement and the technical paper that followed it practically created exobiology, the scientific field that investigates the potential for life on other planets. Debating the claim has helped researchers develop standards that will eventually prove useful for evaluating the presence of life in other Martian meteorites or a sample from the red planet. (Buffalo News -- National)
Life after an intriguing Mars fantasy Aug 6, 2006
The announcement and the technical paper that followed it practically created exobiology, the scientific field that investigates the potential for life on other planets. And it is undeniable that Mr. McKay and his colleagues have drawn attention to what is a very interesting rock. (Hindu)
Controlling Robots That Search For Mars Life Jul 12, 2006
Data from the mission will also provide invaluable input for broader studies of exobiology the search for life on other planets. The main element of the mission is a wheeled, robotic rover vehicle, similar in concept to NASA's current Mars Rover mission, but having different scientific objectives and improved capabilities. (Science Daily)
Mars Express uncovers possible sites for life Apr 24, 2006
Mars Express factfile Mars Express is European Space Agencys exploration mission of the Red Planet It was launched on June 2, 2003 when Earth and Mars were closer to each other than ever in recorded history (about 60,000 years) The spacecraft consisted of the Mars Express Orbiter which also carried a lander, Beagle 2, designed to perform exobiology and geochemistry research The orbiter entered Mars orbit on December 25, 2003, and Beagle 2 entered Mars atmosphere the same day However after... (Daily News & Analysis)
Angry scientists confront NASA officials Mar 15, 2006
One hot-button topic, for example, is a funding cut for a , a moon of Jupiter, with possible high value in term of exobiology. "The Europa line is gone because we don't have the money to do it now. We didn't say that we're never going to do it. It's just that we don't have it within this budget framework," Cleave responded. (MSNBC -- Technology)
