The Astrophysics and Astrochemistry Laboratory is located in the Space Sciences & Astrophysics Branch (SSA) of the Space Science and Astrobiology Division at NASA's Ames Research Center, in Mountain View, California.
Here's a conference that many of you might be interested in! Abstract deadline extended to July 31.
Evolution of Chemical Complexity: From simple interstellar molecules to terrestrial biopolymers The conference is a part of the COST action ORIGINS (TD 1308), which addresses, using an interdisciplinary approach, three great questions about the origin, evolution and distribution of life
06/05/2012
Venus transit June 5, 2012
06/05/2012
Venus Transit June 5, 2012
A very successful and enjoyable trip to AbSciCon last week! Lots of Astrochem people were in attendance, and it sounds like the community is getting really psyched for the MSL landing in August! Cross your fingers.
01/11/2011
The Astrobiology lesson for the day.
Ke$ha "We R Who We R" parody - "Astrobiology" by Jank Are we alone in the universe? Find out all about the search for extraterrestrial life in this educational parody of Ke$ha's hit song, "We R Who We R." LYRICS NOW AVAILABLE IN CAPTIONING OPTIONS! MP3 audio version available for download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/jank/Astrobiology_-_Jank
11/22/2010
More pr for O/OREOS
Tiny Satellites Give NASA Big Returns | QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED On Friday, a NASA satellite hitched a ride aboard a U.S. Air Force rocket that is scheduled to launch into space from Kodiak Island, Alaska. But this isn’t your typical satellite. At 12 pounds and the size of a box of Saltine crackers, the ‘nanosatellite’ was built by the NASA Ames Research Center i
Less than 2 hours until the launch window opens... Watch the launch of O/OREOS live from Kodiak, Ak at 5:24pm PST.
Spaceflight Now | Minotaur Launch Report | Mission Status Center Spaceflight Now's live coverage of the Minotaur 4 rocket launching the Space Test Program S26 mission. Text updates will appear automatically; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
11/19/2010
Today is the day... Make sure to check out the launch of O/OREOS at 5:24pm PST
Spaceflight Now | Minotaur Launch Report | Mission Status Center Welcome to Spaceflight Now's live coverage of the Minotaur 4 rocket launching the Space Test Program S26 mission. Text updates will appear automatically; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
If you are interested in following more updates on the O/OREOS mission you can follow it on twitter
If anyone is part of the amateur radio community and interested, here is the info on how to submit beacon data for O/OREOS.
O/OREOS is scheduled to launch Friday at 5:24pm PST, and you can watch the live video feed.
Spaceflight Now | Minotaur Launch Report | Mission Status Center Welcome to Spaceflight Now's live coverage of the Minotaur 4 rocket launching the Space Test Program S26 mission. Text updates will appear automatically; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.