Would you like to host the next ISSOL - IAU meeting in 2029? Letters of interest are accepted until May 10th, with full application due June 10th, 2026. Final host selection will be announced at the meeting in Paris this coming July!
issol.org/host-the-nex...
FINESST - an opportunity for grad students to apply for NASA funding has officially dropped! The deadline is July 14, 2026. Don't miss out! tinyurl.com/FINESST26
Influence Of CO Versus CH4 On Organic Haze Formation In Atmospheres Of Diverse Terrestrial Exoplanets
astrobiology.com/2026/04/infl... #astrobiology #exoplanet
We are coming down to the final week to submit your applications for the 2026 Young Scientist Program at Blue Marble Space!
Learn more about the program and apply at:
bmsis.org/ysp/projects/
The abstract submission deadline and registration for the Origins 2026 conference (6 to 10 July in Paris, France) has been extended to April 6th.
originsparis.sciencesconf.org
This year’s Interdisciplinary Origin of Life Meeting for Early Career Researchers will be held Sept. 9th-11th in Tokyo at the Earth-Life Science Institute. Check out this link for more information: www.oolen.org/news-and-eve...
Submit an abstract: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 7 pm (PST), Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Director of the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: "The NASA Psyche mission: First Journey to an Unknown World." 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 #bayarea
AbSciCon 2026 is delighted to announce the return of the Creative Science Writing Contest, sponsored by Blue Marble Space Institute of Science! Submission deadline is April 8, 2026.
Details here: www.agu.org/abscicon/pre...
The 4th NASA DARES Community Webinar is Tomorrow, March 18th, 12.00pm ET. Register here:
science.nasa.gov/astrobiology...
The Network for Life Detection is offering travel awards to students to attend AbSciCon. Deadline April 1st! Apply here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Mark your calendar: The 2026 Molecular Origins of Life Munich Conference (MOM2026) will be held June 11-12, 2026 in Munich. Attendance is free! Registrations open until June 1st.
indico.physik.uni-muenchen.de/event/645/ov...
Don't miss the 3rd NASA-DARES Task Force 2 Community Webinar! Tomorrow March 11, 12pm ET
Register here:
science.nasa.gov/astrobiology...
Thinning ice shells of smaller ocean worlds like Enceladus and Mimas could trigger boiling at the ocean's surface and loss of volatiles. Could this process help facilitate novel abiotic organic reactions? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
There is a NASA DARES panel happening TODAY and every Wed between Feb 25 - Mar 25 at 12 - 4 PM ET | 9 AM - 1 PM PT. Join in to express your thoughts for the next Astrobiology Strategy document! You must register (it is free) here: science.nasa.gov/astrobiology...
We have officially launched the applications for the 2026 BMSIS Young Scientist Program!
Learn more and view our available projects for this year here:
bmsis.org/ysp/projects/
NASA Summer Internship Opportunity: Open Science Impact. The internship would be in person at NASA HQ in Washington D.C. Applications due Feb 27, 2026! stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-off...
The NASA Astrobiology Program will be hosting a NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES) Community Webinar Series. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required.
science.nasa.gov/astrobiology...
SETI Institute logo. Text: Jill Tarter Award 2026 for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth. Call for Nominations - 2026. The SETI Institute invites nominations for the 2026 Jill Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth, an international honor recognizing individuals whose ideas, work, or leadership have meaningfully advanced humanity’s efforts to understand life and intelligence in the Universe. Artists, journalists, media, scientists, educators, law & ethics, philosophers, and more – all disciplines are welcome. All are encouraged to share this opportunity within their professional and social networks and to consider nominating individuals whose work exemplifies the spirit of innovation, rigor, and imagination that Dr. Tarter has championed throughout her career. For additional inquiries: tarteraward@seti.org. Media inquiries: media@seti.org. Inset photos of Jill Tarter.
Nominations are open for the 2026 Jill Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth, an international honor recognizing individuals whose ideas, work, or leadership have meaningfully advanced humanity’s efforts to understand life and intelligence in the Universe. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
Due date for any feedback is Feb. 20th.
NASA is refining its strategy for prioritizing technology investments for civil space. If you would like to provide feedback on the prioritization of technology shortfalls critical to civil space, you can so do here: www.spacetechpriorities.org
Check out this new paper: Multiple formation pathways for amino acids in the early Solar System based on carbon and nitrogen isotopes in asteroid Bennu samples
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Could hematite have catalyzed prebiotic reactions? Check out this paper to find out:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Early Architecture Concepts for the Habitable Worlds Observatory -- System Design, Modeling, and Analysis
astrobiology.com/2026/02/earl... #astrobiology #astronomy #exoplanet
Applications for the Europa ICONS internship program for undergraduates are now open! Get paired with a Europa Clipper science team member for a 10 week research experience in Boulder, Colorado.
Due date: Feb. 27th, 2026.
stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/explore-op...
Join the next LIFE RCN seminar! Wednesday February 11, 8AM PDT / 11AM EDT
www.lifercn.org/events/2026-...
The Genesis Project On The Origin Of Life Becomes A National Centre Of Competence In Research
astrobiology.com/2026/02/the-... #astrobiology
The 6th ISSOL online seminar will be held Thursday, February 5th, at 14:00 UTC. If you are a member or in the PCE3 mailing list, follow the link you received to attend, or consider subscribing to ISSOL! Annual membership fees start at $20 for students. issol.org/membership/
Are you a PhD student in geobiology or related disciplines? Consider applying for the 2026 International Geobiology Course! The course will be held between June 6th and July 10th in ITALY and at PennState.
Deadline for applications is FEBRUARY 2nd, 2026
sites.google.com/psu.edu/igc-...
ROSES-2026 to be released July 2026. ROSES-2025 Amendment 39 extends due dates for three program elements: 1) submissions to C.2 Solar System Science to August 1, 2026, and 2) proposals to A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science and A.10 INNOVATE to August 31, 2026