ASTRONOMY EXOBIOLOGY

The Origin of Life and Evolution of the Cosmos
Explores events that led to the origin of life on earth.
www.originoflife.org.uk

The Astrobiology Index
Categorized links to a wealth of resources on the space life sciences.
www.lyon.edu

Cosmic Ancestry
Gives examples of microbes that survive the vacuum of space. Discusses Neo-Darwinism.
www.panspermia.com

Origins of Life in our Solar System
A brief overview of creation of the universe and origins of life in our solar system.
www.telemedical.com

American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology
Fosters research, education, training, and development in gravitational and space biology.
www.asgsb.org

A Search for Evidence of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Microbial Delivery Systems
Conference paper on the solar wind propelled interplanetary viral and bacterial movements.
www.datasync.com

Titan as an Exobiology Laboratory
Explains why this moon of Saturn is an object of exceptional interest for exobiological research.
www.seds.org

Astrobiology Magazine
E-zine on life beyond Earth and origin of life. Includes news articles, reference material, and forums.
www.astrobio.net

IGPP Center for Astrobiology
NASA Astrobiology Institute founding member located at the UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
www.astrobiology.ucla.edu

Cosmic Ancestry
The modern version of panspermia, Cosmic Ancestry treats all of evolution, not just the origin of life on Earth.
www.panspermia.org

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?
origins.jpl.nasa.gov

Introduction to Exobiology
Explores the field of exobiology from a lay perspective including a self-test. Part of the Cruising Chemistry project at Duke.
www.chem.duke.edu

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.
www.astrobiology.com

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.
www.mit.edu

Penn State Astrobiology Research Center
PSARC's primary mission is to conduct multidisciplinary research and education in Astrobiology as a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
psarc.geosc.psu.edu

Harvard OEB
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Researches and teaches "biology with a global perspective."
www.oeb.harvard.edu

NSCORT in Origins of Life
The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training at the New York Center for Studies of the Origins of Life. A partnership with RPI and SUNY-Albany.
www.origins.rpi.edu

Geobiology and Astrobiology at Caltech/JPL
Studies the history of life on earth as well as the role the biota continue to play in shaping modern environments though exploring molecular evolution.
www.gps.caltech.edu

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.
astrobiology.asu.edu

Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
The Centre aims to combine the expertise of astronomers, biochemists, and microbiologists to enable us to answer the age-old question: where did we come from?
www.astrobiology.cf.ac.uk

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.
www.mbl.edu

Cosmic Evolution
An educational site based on a textbook that follows the evolution of the Universe "from big bang to humankind." Hosted by the Wright Center at Tufts University.
www.tufts.edu

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.
astrobio.terc.edu

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.
www.lyon.edu

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.
nai.arc.nasa.gov

Australian Centre for Astrobiology
Based at Macquarie University, the centre includes astrobiologists from around Australia. The ACA is Australia's international member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
aca.mq.edu.au

The Astrochemistry Laboratory
Located in the Astrophysics Branch of the Space Sciences Division at NASA's Ames Research Center. Specializes in the study of extraterrestrial materials and their analogs.
www.astrochemistry.org

Carnegie Institution of Washington
A private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in biology, astronomy, and the earth sciences. Part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
astrobiology.ciw.edu

UW Astrobiology Program
The University of Washington's graduate certificate program enables students to obtain the interdepartmental background necessary. Focus is on Earth's extreme microbial environments.
depts.washington.edu

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.
www.tmc.tulane.edu

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. (January 13, 1999)
science.nasa.gov

NSCORT
The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with UCSD, Scripps, and Salk Institutes. It aims to advance the basic understanding of plant gravitational biology using an integrated molecular, biochemical, and physiological approach.
www.cals.ncsu.edu