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A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Artemis & Lunar Exploration, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Life Support Systems, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors

A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars

by Keith CowingApril 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Full report Exploration as a scientific endeavor exemplifies great American innovation. The first human steps on Mars will be a watershed moment for humanity and for science. The endeavor to bring humans to Mars will profoundly change the scientific understanding of the solar system and our place in it.

Science as a Service (SaaS)

Missions & Hardware, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans

Advancement of “Science as a Service (SaaS)” for NASA and Commercial Partners Request for Information

by Keith CowingMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans

NASA ROSES-25 Amendment 50: Physical Sciences: Research Studies Not Solicited in ROSES-25

by Keith CowingMarch 25, 2026March 25, 2026

NASA Astrobiology Update At Space Science Week 2026

Astrobiology (general), Conferences and Meetings, NASA Astrobiology Program, People Of Astrobiology, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans

NASA Astrobiology Update At Space Science Week 2026(with audio)

by Keith CowingMarch 23, 2026March 23, 2026

National Academies of Science Space Science Week 2026

Astrobiology (general), Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts

National Academies of Science Space Science Week 2026 – Astrobiology Update

by Keith CowingMarch 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Hubble drifts over Earth after its release on 19 May 2009 by the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The crew had performed all planned tasks over the course of five spacewalks, making the Servicing Mission 4, the fifth astronaut visit to the Hubble Space Telescope, an unqualified success. Credit: NASA/ESA larger image

Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans

Building A Roadmap For Hubble Science Into The 2030s

by Keith CowingMarch 20, 2026March 20, 2026

COSPAR

Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Microbiology & Virology, Missions & Hardware, Panspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return

The COSPAR Policy On Planetary Protection: An Overview Of Governance And Activities

by Keith CowingMarch 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Program

Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans

JWST Users Committee Meeting – Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Program

by Keith CowingMarch 1, 2026March 1, 2026

NASA-DARES Task Force 2 Community Webinars

Career Opportunities, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts

NASA Astrobiology: Register For The NASA-DARES Task Force 2 Community Webinars

by Keith CowingFebruary 19, 2026February 19, 2026

This image was taken near the closest approach point, at a range of 560 kilometers (335 miles) and is the highest resolution picture of Europa that will be obtained by Galileo North is to the right of the picture, and the sun illuminates the surface from that direction. This image, centered at approximately 13 degrees south latitude and 235 degrees west longitude, is approximately 1.8 kilometers (1 mile) wide. The resolution is 6 meters (19 feet) per picture element. This image was taken on December 16, 1997 by the solid state imaging system camera on NASA's Galileo spacecraft. Larger image

Analog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Cryobiology, Enceladus, Europa, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Missions & Hardware, Panspermia, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Survival Limits Of Psychrotolerant Microorganisms With Relevance For Planetary Protection Of The Icy Moons

by Keith CowingFebruary 17, 2026February 17, 2026