The Space & Science Festival is back for 2017! Now with three amazing events across three weekends in the...
I cannot perceive the scale of the universe, but I can perceive the scale of a jumbo jet as...
Join Professor Kathy Campbell in discussing the latest NASA data received from MAVEN about the atmosphere on Mars.
In June, Dr Ian Hawes, from Christchurch’s Canterbury University will be part of a team working at the Pavilion...
In January 2015, the New Zealand Astrobiology Initiative (NZAI) organised an engaging, 6-day expedition for Kiwi educators and researchers,...
New Zealand Astrobiology Initiative would like to thank the following organisations for their generous support, without which this project...
Latest Events – SAGANet
- ELSI 6th International Symposium "Building Bridges from Earth to Life: From Chemical Mechanism to Ancient Biology" June 6, 2017We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for the ELSI 6th International Symposium. Title: Building Bridges from Earth to Life: From Chemical Mechanism to Ancient Biology When: 9-11 January 2018…Time:January 9, 2018 to January 11, 2018Location:Tokyo Institute of Technology Street:Multi-Purpose Digital Hall, Ookayama Campus City/Town:Tokyo Website or Map:http://www.elsi6sympo.com Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics)Nancy Merino
- Conference for Early Career Astrobiologists "The Early History of Planetary systems and habitable planets" April 8, 2017The Astrobiology early career scientists conference “The Early History of Planetary systems and habitable planets” will be hosted in Tartu, Estonia. The event will start on the morning of August 8th and finishes in August 10th in the evening. The meeting targets all related aspects of the subject. A broad range of contributions on…Time:August 8, […]Wolf D. Geppert
- Summer school "Formation of complex molecules in space and on planets - From interstellar clouds to life" April 8, 2017The course "Formation of complex molecules in space and on planets - From interstellar clouds to life" will take place from 17 to 22 July 2017 at the University of Tartu. It aims to give students an overview of the biochemical evolution in the universe from formation of the first molecules in interstellar clouds to […]Wolf D. Geppert
- EGU Galileo conference "Geoscience for understanding habitability in the solar system and beyond" March 31, 2017.This conference will deal with fundamental issues of planetary habitability, i.e. the environmental conditions capable of sustaining life, and how interactions between the interior of a planet or a moon and its atmosphere and surface (including hydrosphere and biosphere) affect the habitability of the celestial body. It will address some hotly debated questions in the […]Wolf D. Geppert
- Summer school “Impacts and their role in the evolution of Life” (Saaremaa, Estonia, 25 July – 3 August) March 3, 2017This school will give attendees a thorough introduction into impacts, impactors, and the role of impacts in the evolution of life. Apart from lectures, poster presentations, student-led discussions and excursions to geologically interesting sites several practical exercises including Search for meteorite fragments Microscopy of pollen in order to assess the ecological consequences of… […]Wolf D. Geppert
