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The Astrobiology Primer is now available on line here.

The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum and the NASA Astrobiology Institute are co-convening the third Pale Blue Dot workshop to provide a venue for the development of ideas and methods that may be used for the detection of life beyond Earth. The last Pale Blue Dot workshop was held at NASA Ames Research Center in 1999. Pale Blue Dot III will also establish a two way dialogue between scientists and media that will facilitate lasting relationships, better media coverage of science, and enhanced public awareness and understanding of science.

Although the workshop is for scientists and journalists, the public event is for all interested parties.

Themes
Scientific themes addressed by the workshop include
  • Earth as a Pale Blue Dot: Planetary Scale Biosignatures
  • Environmental Evolution of Venus, Earth, Mars and Titan
  • Remote-Sensing Techniques for Biosignature Detection
  • Recognizing Habitable Environments in our Cosmic Neighborhood
  • Future Observations of Distant Habitable Worlds
  • Contemplating the Distribution of Life in the Universe
Participants
See a list of participants.
Posters
See a list of submitted posters and abstracts.
Student Essay Submissions
Information for Students.

Pale Blue Dot III: Searching for Life on Distant Worlds (Terrestrial to Astronomical Biosignatures) is made possible by support from The Brinson Foundation.