Astrobiology Science Conference Webcasting schedule
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