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Millionaire Follows Dad's Footsteps — Into Space
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:41:00 -0400
Richard Garriott, a famous video game developer, is paying millions of dollars for a ride on a Russian rocket to the International Space Station. He has wanted to go to space since he was a kid. His father and all of his neighbors were NASA astronauts. It's the first time the child of an American astronaut will blast off into space.
Young Galaxy's Magnetic Field Is Surprisingly Strong
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:53:00 -0400
Current models indicate that the magnetic fields that enclose galaxies grow slowly over billions of years. But scientists have used a telescope to peer back millions of years in time and discovered a distant galaxy with a magnetic field at least 10 times the average strength.
SpaceX Celebrates First Successful Rocket Launch
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:53:00 -0400
SpaceX's flagship Falcon1 rocket has successfully launched from an island in the central Pacific, becoming the first privately-developed rocket to orbit the planet. NASA has already contracted SpaceX to begin private space flight missions to the International Space Station beginning in 2010.
Computer Malfunction Delays Hubble Mission
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:31:00 -0400
NASA has postponed a planned repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope after a new problem developed with the orbiting observatory. Ed Weiler, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, explains why repairs won't take place until Feb. 2009 — at the earliest.
For Young Chinese, Spacewalk An Indicator Of Might
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:05:00 -0400
China on Saturday will become only the third nation — after Russia and the United States — to carry out a spacewalk. The event will be broadcast live nationwide. This milestone underscores China's technological achievements and is boosting national pride.
Solar Winds, Crucial To Life On Earth, Decreasing
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:45:00 -0400
Solar winds — invisible gas plasma emitted by the Sun — protect the solar system from cosmic rays that are hostile to terrestrial life. But new data from the Ulysses NASA probe indicate solar wind output is lower than has ever been previously documented.

 

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NASA Astrobiology Institute - A partnership between NASA and other research organizations to conduct and lead integrated multidisciplinary research in astrobiology, the study of life in the universe.

A Search for Evidence of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Microbial Delivery Systems - Conference paper on the solar wind propelled interplanetary viral and bacterial movements.
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American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology - Fosters research, education, training, and development in gravitational and space biology.

Astrobiology at ASU - A member of NASA's Astrobiology Institute. The Arizona State University program studies the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the solar system.

Astrobiology at Marine Biological Laboratory - Seeks an understanding about the evolution of early life forms and how changing environments contributed to the development of complex systems in simple organisms.

Astrobiology Magazine - E-zine on life beyond Earth and origin of life. Includes news articles, reference material, and forums.
Meta Description: [ Astrobiology is study of earth science evolution distribution Origin of life in universe terrestrial ]

Australian Centre for Astrobiology - Based at Macquarie University, the centre includes astrobiologists from around Australia. The ACA is Australia's international member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.

Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology - The Centre aims to combine the expertise of astronomers, biochemists, and microbiologists to enable us to answer the age-old question: where did we come from?
Meta Description: [ cardiff centre for astrobiology is actively researching panspermia and the origins of life. Chandra Wickramasinghe, a former student of the late Sir Fred Hoyle, leads this ground breaking research team. ]

Carnegie Institution of Washington - A private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in biology, astronomy, and the earth sciences. Part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
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Cosmic Ancestry - The modern version of panspermia, Cosmic Ancestry treats all of evolution, not just the origin of life on Earth.
Meta Description: [ The modern version of panspermia, Cosmic Ancestry treats all of evolution, not just the origin of life on Earth. ]

Cosmic Ancestry - Gives examples of microbes that survive the vacuum of space. Discusses Neo-Darwinism.
Meta Description: [ The modern version of panspermia, Cosmic Ancestry treats all of evolution, not just the origin of life on Earth. ]

Cosmic Evolution - An educational site based on a textbook that follows the evolution of the Universe from big bang to humankind. Hosted by the Wright Center at Tufts University.

Geobiology and Astrobiology at Caltech/JPL - Studies the history of life on earth as well as the role the biota continue to play in shaping modern environments though exploring molecular evolution.

Harvard OEB - Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Researches and teaches biology with a global perspective.
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IGPP Center for Astrobiology - NASA Astrobiology Institute founding member located at the UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
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Introduction to Exobiology - Explores the field of exobiology from a lay perspective including a self-test. Part of the Cruising Chemistry project at Duke.

Life on the Edge - Science@NASA article on an experiment designed for students of all ages to investigate life in extreme environments and to learn about the possibilities for life elsewhere in the Solar System.
Meta Description: [ NASA Science News: Science@NASA launches 'Life on the Edge', an initiative in astrobiology education. ]

Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter - Provides a channel of information for scientists, educators and other persons interested in life sciences as they relate to planetary science and space exploration.

NASA's Origins Program - This program at JPL seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the Universe: Where do we come from? Are we alone?
Meta Description: [ NASA's Origins Program seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the Universe: Are we alone in the Universe? How did we get here? What is the origin of the Universe? Is ther eanother Earth-like planet in our celestial neighborhood? ]

Net Advance of Physics: Bioastronomy - An experimental page part of the MIT Net Advance project. Includes research and review articles, and offline as well as online materials.

NSCORT in Exobiology - The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with UCSD, Scripps, and Salk Institutes.

404 NSCORT in Gravitational Biology - The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering at Rice University.

NSCORT in Origins of Life - The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training at the New York Center for Studies of the Origins of Life. A partnership with RPI and SUNY-Albany.

Origins of Life in our Solar System - A brief overview of creation of the universe and origins of life in our solar system.
Meta Description: [ Origins of life and human evolution via astrophysical, astronomical, and astrobiological interpretations ]

Penn State Astrobiology Research Center - PSARC's primary mission is to conduct multidisciplinary research and education in Astrobiology as a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.

TERC Astrobiology Curriculum - TERC and NASA are developing an interdisciplinary, year-long course for middle and high school students using astrobiology as its unifying, underlying structure.

The Astrobiology Index - Categorized links to a wealth of resources on the space life sciences.

The Astrobiology Web - An online guide to the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe as well as all other aspects of space exploration.
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The Astrochemistry Laboratory - Located in the Astrophysics Branch of the Space Sciences Division at NASA's Ames Research Center. Specializes in the study of extraterrestrial materials and their analogs.

The Origin of Life and Evolution of the Cosmos - Explores events that led to the origin of life on earth.
Meta Description: [ Cosmological evolution can be accurately mapped according to a deterministic schema based on the hypothesis that gravity generates a sequential set of energy/matter transitions, acting in reaction to and consequently directed at opposing expansion of space/time. ]

The Swedish Astrobiology Network - The SWAN network is a non-profit association of Swedish scientists, who share an interest in astrobiology.

500 The UK Astrobiology Forum and Network - Aims to facilitate communication between those involved in the science of astrobiology in the United Kingdom.

500 Titan as an Exobiology Laboratory - Explains why this moon of Saturn is an object of exceptional interest for exobiological research.

Tulane Environmental Astrobiology Center - The joint venture between Tulane Medical Center and NASA studies the effects of space travel upon the human body as well as the use of microgravity to study basic biological phenomena.
Meta Description: [ Bringing diverse areas of expertise together to achieve new science and to expand current interactions between Tulane Medical Center and NASA ]

UW Astrobiology Program - The University of Washington's graduate certificate program enables students to obtain the interdepartmental background necessary. Focus is on Earth's extreme microbial environments.