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Arizona Astrobiology Center
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Tucson, AZ
The Arizona Astrobiology Center will be a hub for diverse scientific endeavors, providing bold and transformative dialogue to make astrobiology discoveries relevant to the experiences of all people on Earth. We are located at UArizona in Tucson, AZ.
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Post News is Shutting Down and So is Our Channel!
Post News will be shutting down in a few weeks, and with so few followers here, it just hastens the inevitable for us. We appreciate all those who have followed us on this platform, so if you remain interested in astrobiology at the University of Arizona , here are some alternativ The OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return event video is up for a Webby Award. Head on over to cast your vote! Hold the Date: “Nerd Nite” Thursday, April 11 at The Screening Room (127 E Congress St., Tucson AZ ), doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Arizona Astrobiology Center Poster Session
May 3, 2024, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., UArizona campus We are excited to invite you to the first Arizona Astrobiology Center Poster Session. This event aims to foster collaboration among AABC members and open the doors to research mentors within the field of astrobiology to university st Loathed by Scientists, Loved by Nature: Sulfur and the Origin of Life A University of Arizona-led study shines a spotlight on sulfur, a chemical element that, while all familiar, has proved surprisingly resistant to scientific efforts in probing its role in the origin of life. Teams behind OSIRIS-REx win Prestigious Aviation Award The team behind the University of Arizona-led NASA mission to sample the asteroid Bennu joins the ranks of the Apollo 11 crew and Orville Wright to earn the Robert J. Collier Trophy #science #astrobiology Science Friday talked to AABC director Dante Lauretta about why he chose to study Bennu, what it was like to run such a nail-biting mission, and what Bennu could reveal about our galaxy. Hold the Date: New Frontiers Virtual Screening March 22, 2024 at 6 p.m. RSVP: https://t.e2ma.net/click/wpt5ug/c29ukzc/ghg1yn The National Summer Undergraduate Research Project is an 8-week summer program for undergraduate students from June 10 to Aug 2. This program provides research experience for students interested in microbiology, immunology, and biomedical engineering. Apply here: https://etap.nsf The History Nerds United podcast talks to Dante Lauretta about his new book, “The Asteroid Hunter.” Available wherever you get your podcasts. Also: Buzzsprout YouTube The History Nerds United Blog Out now! The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA’s historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of formation on life on earth braided with the remarkable life s Future of the Search for Life: Workshop Report The report highlights discussions about advancements in measurement techniques and technology needed for future missions designed to search for signs of life in the Solar System. NASA’s Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds An international team of astronomers have identified a variety of icy compounds made up of complex organic molecules like ethanol (alcohol) and likely acetic acid (an ingredient in vinegar). This work builds on previous W AABC is proud to award its first Mensch Prize in Astrobiology for graduate student Lilia Koelemay for her work identifying organic and prebiotic molecules in circumstellar envelopes using radio astronomy. This prestigious award includes a certificate and a cash prize of $1,000 f More at the Tucson Festival of Books at the University of Arizona campus in Tucson. Sawsan Wehbi talks all about tardigrades at the Arizona Astrobiology Center table at the Tucson Festival of Books. If the dominant species on an ocean world builds a technological civilization of some sort, would they be able to escape their ocean home and explore space? AABC Member Highlight
LPL graduate student Nathan Hadland, and AABC members Christopher Hamilton and Solage Duhamel, have published a new study, “Young volcanic terrains are windows into early microbial colonization” in Nature magazine. From the abstract: “Understanding biosignature preservation as we Could Tardigrades Have Colonized the Moon? Given their remarkable abilities to survive situations that would kill pretty much any other animal, could they have contaminated the moon? Worse, might they be able to reproduce and colonize it? #science #astrobiology
