Upcoming Astrobiology Conferences
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- Impacts and their role in the origin and evolution of life
2025-09-01 to 2025-09-04, Nördlingen, Germany
The meeting will take place in the picturesque medieval city of Nördlingen, which is situated inside the world-famous Ries crater in southern Germany. It aims to cover the role of meteorite and comets impacts in the formation of Earth, its atmosphere and the evolution of life. The conference will consist of lectures, discussions and excursions and participants will also have the possibility to display their own research results in one or two poster sessions. The European Astrobiology Institute and the Stockholm University Astrobiology Centre, and the University of Neu-Ulm will function as co-organisers of the conference:
- Impacts and the early history of the Solar System
- Impact structures as indicators of target properties
- Role of impacts in delivery and formation of the building blocks for life
- Impact-generated habitats for life
- Environment effects of impacts
- Impacts as threats for life and humankind
- Geoconservation, education and outreach of impacts
There will be also two one-day excursions, one around the Ries crater on 4th September and one half-day excursion on 2nd September to the Steinheim crater with its famous central uplift feature. - Impacts and the early history of the Solar System
- AbGradE’25
2025-10-20 to 2025-10-20, Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
AbGradE would like to invite you to a one-day event aimed at early-career researchers in astrobiology. The event will be in the form a symposium and will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, just ahead of the EANA Conference.
This event is a great opportunity for you to share your work with your peers in a stress-free environment and to learn what your peers are up to! - EANA 2025
2025-10-21 to 2025-10-24, Lisboa, Portugal
Registration deadline: 2025-10-06 - Rocky Worlds 4
2026-01-19 to 2026-01-23, Groningen, Netherlands
Applying the detailed empirical understanding gleaned from the terrestrial planets of our own Solar System is crucial in our interpretation of exoplanetary systems. With the ongoing and upcoming surveys to search for small planets around nearby stars, we can anticipate huge growth in the number and information on detected rocky exoplanets in the coming decades. As the characterisation of these new planetary systems proceeds it will in turn improve understanding of our own Solar System, and in particular of how potentially habitable Earth-like planets form, evolve, and are distributed throughout the galaxy. The Rocky Worlds Meeting Series brings together planetary scientists, astronomers, and earth scientists to foster discussion and build the collaborations that will pave the way for the next frontiers of rocky exoplanet discovery and characterisation.
Abstract submission & participation support re: 2025-09-14
Early-bird registration deadline: 2025-11-14 - Submit Astrobiology Sessions for EGU2026
2026-05-03 to 2026-05-08, Vienna, Austria
Submission for Astrobiology related sessions at EGU 2026 is now possible. Proposals form early-career scientists are welcomed.
The EGU General Assembly 2026 will take place on-site in Vienna at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) and online, from 3 to 8 May 2026.
In addition to scientific sessions, you are also encouraged to propose:
• Short Courses (SCs)
• Union Symposia (US)
• Great Debates (GDB)
Before submitting your proposal, please:
Confirm that all conveners agree to take part in the proposed session. A reminder: Convening teams should strive for diversity in terms of gender, career stage, nationality, and scientific approach. EGU is committed to fostering an inclusive environment, and diverse convener teams help ensure broader perspectives and participation across our community.
Session submission deadline: 2025-09-16