Upcoming deadlines / important events
Abstract submission deadline: 2017-08-31
International Academy of Astronautics: 21st Humans in Space Symposium
Indication of interest deadline: 2017-07-06
Habitable Worlds 2017: A System Science Workshop
Abstract submission and registration: 2017-06-29
The Early History of Planetary Systems and Habitable Planets
Abstract submission deadline: 2017-08-15
SoCIA 2018: Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology
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The MASE - Mars Analogues for Space Exploration Newsletter, April 2017, is now available for download.
Added 21 Apr 2017
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Simulating Mars human-robotic surface activities in terrestrial analogs has evolved into an efficient tool for developing exploration mission architectures. These simulations seek to understand the advantages and limitations of future human planetary missions, add value for the development of remote science operations, and help to understand the constraints and opportunities of the technology and workflows.
After 11 previous international Mars analog mission simulations, the Austrian Space Forum has established a field campaign infrastructure and associated workflows in the field of human-robotic mission simulations. The next major international Mars exploration simulation is planned to be in the South of Oman (February 2018) with the collaboration of the Oman National Steering Committee.
There is an open call for experiment proposals for this mission in the fields of robotics, geosciences, operations, human factors and astrobiology emulating the search for life on Mars.
Submissions of proposals MUST reach the Austrian Space Forum office (info@oewf.org) via Email not later than 30 June 2017 in electronic form.
For more information about the open call, please visit
http://oewf.org/en/portfolio/amadee-18/
Added 10 Mar 2017
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Dear fellow Astrobiologists,
A warm welcome to you all to come to EANA17.
The conference will take place 14-17 August, 2017 in Aarhus, Denmark. Among the many interesting and relevant topics for astrobiology, EANA17 emphasizes “Exoplanets”, a new and exciting field in the search for extraterrestrial life.
We are looking forward to seeing you all in Aarhus in August for an inspiring conference!
Professor Kai Finster
Kai.Finster (at) bios.au.dk
Added 26 Jan 2017
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All lectures of the « Search for life: from early Earth to Exoplanets » conference and training school, which took place in Quy Nhonhon december 9-16th, are now online available at http://rencontresduvietnam.org/conferences/2016/search-for-life/program/.
Added 21 Jan 2017
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Gebauer et al. (2017): Evolution of Earth-like Extrasolar Planetary Atmospheres: Assessing the Atmospheres and Biospheres of Early Earth Analog Planets with a Coupled Atmosphere Biogeochemical Model
Astrobiology 2017, 17(1), 27-54, DOI:10.1089/ast.2015.1384
Link to paper
Understanding the evolution of Earth and potentially habitable Earth-like worlds is essential to fathom our
origin in the Universe. The search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone and investigation of their
atmospheres with climate and photochemical models is a central focus in exoplanetary science. Taking the
evolution of Earth as a reference for Earth-like planets, a central scientific goal is to understand what the
interactions were between atmosphere, geology, and biology on early Earth. The Great Oxidation Event in
Earth’s history was certainly caused by their interplay, but the origin and controlling processes of this occurrence are not well understood, the study of which will require interdisciplinary, coupled models. In this
work, we present results from our newly developed Coupled Atmosphere Biogeochemistry model in which
atmospheric O2 concentrations are fixed to values inferred by geological evidence. [...]
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- “Prebiotic Chemistry in Space and Earth” Symposium at RSEQ meeting 2017
2017-06-25 to 2017-06-29, Sitges (close to Barcelona), Spain - 2017 International Summer School in Astrobiology
2017-06-25 to 2017-06-30, Santander, Spain - International Symposium on Astronomy and Astrobiology Education: theory, methods, impacts and future directions
2017-07-03 to 2017-07-08, Utrecht, Netherlands - Summer school "Formation of complex molecules in space and on planets - From interstellar clouds to life"
2017-07-17 to 2017-07-22, Tartu, Estonia - Summer school „Space missions: ground-based observations and science communication“
2017-07-18 to 2017-07-28, Moletai Astronomical Observatory, Lithuania - Summer school "Impacts and their role in the evolution of Life”
2017-07-25 to 2017-08-03, Saaremaa, Estonia - *New* The Early History of Planetary Systems and Habitable Planets
2017-08-08 to 2017-08-10, Tartu, Estonia - EANA 2017
2017-08-14 to 2017-08-17, Aarhus, Denmark - SUMMER CAMP: "Deep History of Universe, the Earth and the Biosphere"
2017-08-20 to 2017-08-26, Tuorla observatory, Kaarina, Finland - COST Origins field training school: Early Earth and Life
2017-08-21 to 2017-08-31, Karelia, Russia - Fundamentals of Life in the Universe Symposium
2017-08-31 to 2017-09-01, Groningen, The Netherlands - 12th European Planetary Science Congress
2017-09-17 to 2017-09-22, Riga, Latvia - European Mars Conference 2017 (EMC17)
2017-09-22 to 2017-09-24, Innsbruck, Austria - 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017
2017-09-25 to 2017-09-29, Adelaide, Australia - Geoscience for understanding habitability in the solar system and beyond
2017-09-25 to 2017-09-29, Furnas, Azores, Portugal - Habitable Worlds 2017: A System Science Workshop
2017-11-13 to 2017-11-17, Laramie, Wyoming - IAU Astrobiology Meeting
2017-11-26 to 2017-12-01, Coyhaique, Chile - International Academy of Astronautics: 21st Humans in Space Symposium
2017-11-27 to 2017-11-30, Shenzhen, China - *New* SoCIA 2018: Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology
2018-04-13 to 2018-04-15, University of Nevada, Reno
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