Exploding Stars: Is Earth at Risk? Jun 19, 2009
The project is part of NASA's Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Program. Stars are generally too far away to be a concern for life on our planet. (Fox News)
NASA research grants include mine lab work Jun 1, 2009
Sookie S. Bang, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, School of Mines, and Cynthia M. Anderson, Center for the Conservation of Biological Resources/Western South Dakota DNA Facility, Black Hills State University, "Metagenomic Analysis and Bioprospecting of the Microbial Communities in Homestake DUSEL following Mine Dewatering," Exobiology Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, and USDA.. Matthew Hansen, Geographic Information and Science Center of Excellence, and Sharon Clay, Plant... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Life on Earth May Have Started Even Earlier May 22, 2009
The modeling work was supported by the NASA Astrobiology Program's Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Department and the NASA Postdoctoral Program. Dawn of life. (Fox News)
Asteroid Attack 3.9 Billion Years Ago May Have Enhanced Early Life On Earth May 21, 2009
"Exactly when life originated on Earth is a hotly debated topic," says NASA's Astrobiology Discipline Scientist Michael H. New, manager of the Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology program ... The research by Abramov and Mojzsis is sponsored by NASA Astrobiology Program's Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Department and the NASA Postdoctoral Program ... The Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Program supports research into the origin, evolution and distribution of life on Earth and the potential... (Science Daily)
Study shows asteroids may have accelerated life on Earth May 21, 2009
"Exactly when life originated on Earth is a hotly debated topic," said Michael H. New, the astrobiology discipline scientist and manager of the Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "These findings are significant because they indicate that if life had begun before the LHB or some time prior to 4 billion years ago, it could have survived in limited refuges and then expanded to fill our world," New said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Complex Life Forms Linked To Nickel, Methane Apr 9, 2009
Dominic Papineau's research is supported by the NASA Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Program and from the Fond qu;b;cois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Holy photons Mar 25, 2009
Page last updated at 10:59 GMT, Tuesday, 24 March 2009. What do you get if you divide science by God. (BBC News -- Science)
Secret Of Life Clues Found In Meteorite Dust Mar 18, 2009
The research was funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute, the NASA Cosmochemistry program, and the NASA Astrobiology: Exobiology, and Evolutionary Biology program. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Mars Rover Device Gets New Mission On Earth Feb 7, 2009
13, 2005) After A team of NASA exobiology researchers revealed today organic chemicals that play a crucial role in the chemistry of life are common in space. "Our work shows a class of compounds that is ... > Number of stories in archives: 44,032 Find with keyword(s): Enter a keyword or phrase to search ScienceDaily's archives for related news topics, the latest news stories, reference articles, science videos, images, and books. Just In: Astrophysicists analyzing infrared images captured by the... (Science Daily)
Earliest Evidence For Animal Life Discovered: Fossil Animal Steroids Date Back More Than 635 Million Years Feb 7, 2009
The four-year study was funded by Petroleum Development Oman; the NASA Exobiology Program; the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences; the Agouron Institute; and the NASA Astrobiology Institute. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
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; 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)
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)
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)
