Exobiology
Exobiology
Exobiology Links
- 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.
- NSCORT in Exobiology The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Exobiology is a consortium among UCSD, TSRI, and the Salk Institute.
- 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.
- Panspermia by Karl Sims An amateur essay that describes the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores.
- Harvard OEB Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Researches and teaches "biology with a global perspective."
- The Astrobiology Index Categorized links to a wealth of resources on the space life sciences.
- Carnegie Institution of Washington A private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in biology, astronomy, and the earth sciences.
- Astrobiology at NASA Astrobiology is the study of the origin, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe. It uses multiple scientific disciplines and space technologies to address fundamental questions of the origins of life.
- The Evolutionary Science of Extraterrestrial Life Excerpts from a book by William C. Brown, Ph.D. Published by Wyndham Hall Press in April 2001.
- American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology The ASGSB was founded in 1984 and is a growing organization which fosters research, education, training, and development in gravitational and space biology.
- Exobiology Program at OSS A program of the NASA Office of Space Sciences. Studies the origin and evolution of life as a product of cosmic, planetary, and biological processes.
- Titan as an Exobiology Laboratory Explains why this moon of Saturn is an object of exceptional interest for exobiological research.
- Planetary Biology A whole-world systems theory that explains how planets with life work. Being developed independently as an online textbook.
- 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.
- The UK Astrobiology Forum and Network Aims to facilitate communication between those involved in the science of astrobiology in the United Kingdom.
- Exobiology Branch at ARC NASA Ames Research Center conducts research seeking to increase knowledge of the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe.
- Centro de Astrobiologia Investigates the origin of the basic building blocks of life and the way these blocks combine until living entities are formed. English translation of a Spanish site.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Origins of Life in our Solar System Overview of creation of the universe and origins of life in our solar system.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Exobiology Strategy Report An exobiology strategy for Mars exploration. Prepared by the Exobiology Program Office at NASA Headquarters.
- 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?
- NASA Center for Computational Astrobiology Computational studies aimed at providing new clues for understanding how life began, its possible existence elsewhere in the universe, and projecting its future.
- Astrobiology Central Contains a FAQ, discussion forum, and links realted to astrobiology and SETI. Maintained by David J. Darling, Ph.D., author of "The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia."
- 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.
- IGPP Center for Astrobiology NASA Astrobiology Institute founding member located at the UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
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