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Astrobiology @ NASA | Research | Astrobiology This website is currently being migrated. For the most up-to-date astrobiology news, resources, and community announcements, please visit our new home at science. nasa.
gov/astrobiology NASA supports research that leads to a better understanding of how life emerged and evolved on Earth, what conditions make any environment in our universe capable of supporting life, and what is the potential distribution of habitable worlds and life itself beyond Earth.
Within the NASA Science Mission Directorate there are many Research and Analysis programs that solicit proposals from the research community that include astrobiology research. Results from these programs guide our strategy , inform our missions, and continue the quest to answer these fundamental questions: How does life begin and evolve? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe?
What is the future of life on Earth and beyond? The NASA Astrobiology Strategy The 2015 Astrobiology Strategy identifies questions to guide and inspire astrobiology research.
Research Coordination Networks NASA Research Coordination Networks Learn more about the RCNs The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science Explore NExSS Network for Life Detection Explore NfOLD Network for Ocean Worlds Explore NOW LIFE: Early Cells to Multicellularity Explore LIFE Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments Explore PCE3 The NASA Science Mission Directorate ( SMD ) supports Research and Analysis programs that solicit proposals from the research community.
Scientists and engineers who plan to propose or have submitted a proposal to a research solicitation from SMD can find more information through Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science ( ROSES ), found at: https://science. nasa. gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations .
The solicitations for programs that include astrobiology research are found below.
Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR) Click here Habitable Worlds Click here Emerging Worlds Click here Topical Workshops, Symposiums, and Conferences (TWSC) Click here Planetary Protection Research Click here Instrument Development Programs PICASSO & MatISSE Click here Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples (LARS) Click here Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR) Click here Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools (PDART) Click here Where do I apply for support if I’m interested in… The Astrobiology FAQ s provides a guide to programs that support astrobiology research.
Past Programs and Funding Elements NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) Click for NAI Archive Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development (ASTID) Past Projects Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP) Past Projects NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) View Information Selected Program Element Proposals List of past selections View Abstract List
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