NASA's Exoplanet Nexus — Part 1: A History in Climate Studies Entry #7 03 Sep 2015 8:59 pm 0 comments by Aaron L. Gronstal, Astrobiology Magazine — April 2015 Every time a new exoplanet is spotted orbiting a distant star, there's one question in the back of our minds: "Could it have life?" With each new exoplanet discovery, astronomers are getting closer and closer to finding Earth-like...
Recapping the 2nd Workshop on Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Entry #5 14 Aug 2015 10:05 am 0 comments by Debra Fischer The 2nd Workshop on Extreme Precision Radial Velocity was held at Yale University July 5 - 8 with more than 150 attendees, including industry partners. The plenary sessions for this meeting were recorded and are available online here. The first day of the meeting focused on...
NASA’s NExSS Coalition to Lead Search for Life on Distant Worlds Entry #2 10 Jun 2015 7:20 pm Comments off April 21, 2015 NASA is bringing together experts spanning a variety of scientific fields for an unprecedented initiative dedicated to the search for life on planets outside our solar system. The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science, or “NExSS”, hopes to better understand the various...