Status Report

Astrobiology Science Conference Webcasting schedule

By SpaceRef Editor
June 15, 2015
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You can watch AbSciCon remotely at https://ac.arc.nasa.gov/abscicon, login as a guest using your first and last name. 


The following sessions will be streamed live: 


Monday, June 15 (all times CDT)


8:00 – The Deep History of a Carbon Atom 


9:15 – Sustained Habitability on a Dynamic Early Earth


10:30 – The Beginning and End of the RNA World from the Perspective of Ribosome Origins


1:45 – Major Transitions in Evolution: Catalysts and Constraints I: Inference from Natural Systems


4:00 – Major Transitions in Evolution: Catalysts and Constraints II: Studying De Novo Complexity



Tuesday, June 16  (all times CDT)


8:00 – Real Life or Fantasy: Biosignatures or Abiosignatures in Astrobiology


9:15 – The Origin and Subsequent Evolution of Life


10:30 – Habitability of Extraterrestrial Analog Environments I


4:00 – Habitability of Extraterrestrial Analog Environments III



Wednesday, June 17 (all times CDT)


8:00 – Understanding and Recognizing Exoplanet Habitability 


9:15 – Improving Astrobiology Education Through Digital Learning Research


10:15 – Honoring Those We Have Lost: Science and Reflections


11:30 – The Habitability of Icy Worlds I


1:45 – The Habitability of Icy Worlds II


4:00 – Radiation and Habitability: Friends or Foes? III



Thursday, June 18 (all times CDT)


8:00 – Planets in Perspective: Where’s the Energy?


9:15 – Seeking Astrobiology Input to Mars 2020 Landing Site Selection


10:30 – Martian Habitability as Informed by Past and Ongoing Orbital, Lander, and Rover Missions


1:45 – Mission to Early Earth: Co-Evolving Archean and Proterozoic Oceans, Atmospheres, and Life II


4:00 – Mission to Early Earth: Co-Evolving Archean and Proterozoic Oceans, Atmospheres, and Life III



Friday, June 19 (all times CDT)


8:10 – Co-Evolution of Compartmentalization, Metabolism, and Informational Polymers I


10:30 – Co-Evolution of Compartmentalization, Metabolism, and Informational Polymers II

The broadcast can support up to 500 viewers and is subject to schedule changes, depending on network connectivity.

SpaceRef staff editor.