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Planet hunters seek new ways to detect alien life Astrobiologists debate which chemical signatures would hint at life on other worlds.

In the search for life beyond Earth, false alarms abound. Researchers have generally considered, and rejected, claims ranging from a 1970s report of life on Mars to the 1990s ‘discovery’ of fossilized space microbes in a meteorite.

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First place award in Student Poster Competition at NASA’s Exploration Science Forum

The 2016 first place award winner for NASA’s Exploration Science Forum Student Poster Competition (hosted annually by NASA’s Solar System Science and Exploration Research Virtual Institute in July) was Yasvanth Poondla, a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin for his poster titled “Modeling the LCROSS impact plume photodissociation and sublimation of water".

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Ames Space Scientists contribute to NASA’s Annual Exploration Science Forum

NASA Ames Space Scientists contributed multiple presentations to the annual NASA Exploration Science Forum sponsored by the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI).

Jennifer Heldmann

Ames Space Scientist featured at New York Academy of Sciences event

Jennifer Heldmann (NASA ARC Code SST) was invited to serve on a panel discussion at the New York Academy of Sciences pertaining to STEM careers in planetary and space exploration.

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The NASA Ames NAI team participates in the Chickasaw Nation Aeronautics and Space Academy (CNASA)

On June 7th and 8th, Drs. Partha Bera and Gustavo Cruz-Diaz, of the NASA Ames NAI (NASA Astrobiology Institute) CAN 7 team, participated in the Chickasaw Nation Aeronautics and Space Academy (CNASA), held in Ada, OK. 

NASA Ames organizes joint NASA - National Park Service Community Day in Idaho

NASA Ames organizes joint NASA - National Park Service Community Day in Idaho

The NASA Ames-led field projects titled FINESSE (Field Investigations to Enable Solar System Science & Exploration, PI J. Heldmann) and BASALT (Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains, PI D.

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