NAI Publications

• NAI Annual Reports

  • NASA Astrobiology Institute. 2007 Annual Report.
    July 2006-June 2007. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Website

  • NASA Astrobiology Institute. 2006 Annual Report.
    July 2005-June 2006. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Website

  • NASA Astrobiology Institute. 2005 Annual Report.
    July 2004-June 2005. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Website | PDF

  • NASA Astrobiology Institute. Annual Report Year 6 .
    July 2003-June 2004. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Website | PDF

  • NASA Astrobiology Institute. Annual Report Year 5 .
    July 2002-June 2003. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Website | PDF

  • NASA Astrobiology Institute. Annual Report Year 4.
    July 2001-June 2002. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Website | PDF

  • NASA Astrobiology Institute. Annual Report Year 3.
    July 2000-June 2001. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Summary Reports

  • NASA Astrobiology Institute. Annual Report Year 2.
    July 1999-June 2000. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.

  • Annual Report for Year 1: July 1998-June 1999.
    NASA Astrobiology Institute. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.

• NAI Team Publication Lists
  

  • NAI Team Publication List. Year 6: July 2003-June 2004
    Journal articles, books or chapters, and science meeting abstracts.
    Arranged by NAI Team and research projects within teams.

  • NAI Team Publication List. Year 5: July 2002-June 2003
    Journal articles, books or chapters, and science meeting abstracts.
    Arranged by NAI Team and research projects within teams.

  • NAI Team Publication List. Year 4: July 2001-June 2002
    Journal articles, books or chapters, and science meeting abstracts.
    Arranged by NAI Team and research projects within teams.
    

  • NAI Team Publication List. Year 3: July 2000-June 2001
    Journal articles, books or chapters, and science meeting abstracts.
    Arranged by NAI Team and research projects within teams.
    

  • NAI Team Publication List. Year 2: July 1999-June 2000.
    Journal articles, books or chapters, and science meeting abstracts.
    Arranged by NAI Team and research projects within teams.
    

• NAI Team Research Proposals
  
  • NASA Astrobiology Institute: A Compendium of the Science of its Initital Set of Members.
    October 1998. Compiled by NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC .
    Research proposals from the 11 institutions selected in May 1998 to form NAI.
    Bibliographies are included with each research proposal.
    
  • The NASA Astrobiology Institute: The Science of its New Lead Teams, Year 2001.
    July 2001. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Research proposals from the 4 institutions selected in March 2001 to join NAI.
    Bibliographies are included with each research proposal.
    
  • NASA Astrobiology Institute : A Compendium of the Science of its Newest Teams: Year 2003
    March 2004. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Research proposals from the twelve Teams selected from proposals submitted in response to the 2003 Cooperative Agreement Notice.
    Bibliographies are included with each research proposal.
    
    
• NAI Science Conference Publications
  

  • NAI 2005: Biennial Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. April 10-14, 2005.
    University of Colorado, Boulder.
    Downloadable abstracts.

  • General Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. February 10-12, 2003.
    Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
    Meeting program book with abstracts.

  • General Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute. April 10-12, 2001.
    Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC.
    Meeting program book with abstracts.
     
    
• NAI Newsletter
   
• Astrobiology Science Conferences
  
  • AbSciCon 2006. March 26-30, 2006.
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC.
    
  • AbSciCon 2004 . March 28-April 1, 2004.
    NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Open meeting for all scientists with significant NAI participation. Online abstracts (in sequence by meeting events and grouped by meeting theme topics in a .pdf file) are available on the meeting website
    
  • Second Astrobiology Science Conference. April 7-11, 2002.
    NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Open meeting for all scientists with significant NAI participation.
    Meeting program book with abstracts, accessible by searching.
    Search by first author last name or keyword in title or abstract.
    
  • First Astrobiology Science Conference. April 3-5, 2000.
    NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
    Open meeting for all researchers with significant NAI member participation.
    Meeting program book with abstracts.
    
• Other NAI Publications
  
  • Astrobiology Science Goals and Lunar Exploration: NASA Astrobiology Institute White Paper . 2004.
    

Non-NAI Technical Publications

• Astrobiology Workshop, Final Report, Leadership in Astrobiology.
  Edited by D. DeVincenzi. Prepared by G. Briggs, M. Cohen, J. Cuzzi, D. DesMarais, L. Harper, D. Morrison, and A. Pohorille.
  Proceedings of a Workshop Held at NASA Ames Research Center, September 9-11, 1996. NASA Conference Publication 10153.
  
• Life in the Universe: An Assessment of U.S. and International Programs in Astrobiology. 2003.
  Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life [COEL]. Space Studies Board. Board on Life Sciences. National Research Council of the National Academies. Washington , DC : National Academies Press.

NAI Education & Public Outreach Materials

• Ask an Astrobiologist
  • Frequently asked Q & A about astrobiology
    
    
• Education & Public Outreach in Astrobiology
  • Teaching, learning, and outreach resources
    • For Teachers
    • For Students
      
• Information for Educators
  
  • Educator Resource Guide ("Life on Earth … and Elsewhere?")
    
• College Courses
  

• Astrobiology Features
  Articles on astrobiology topics, often including interviews with NAI scientists. Each article has related science and news links. Features from November 2000 to the present are archived.

• Books Related to Astrobiology
  • Reading list: Selected books

• Books Related to Astrobiology
  • Reading list: Selected books
    
• NASA Astrobiology Roadmap, September 2003.
  • Prepared for the NASA Office of Space Science. Edited by David Des Marais.
  • The revised NASA Astrobiology Roadmap (2002) provides multiple research and exploration pathways for astrobiology, indicating how they might be prioritized and coordinated. These pathways are represented with 7 science goals and 18 more specific objectives related to these goals. Principles fundamental to the astrobiology program are included.
    
    
• NASA Astrobiology Roadmap, [December 1998].
  • Prepared for NASA. Edited by David Morrison and Michael Meyer. Brief overview of the Roadmap.
  • This 1st NASA Astrobiology Roadmap (1998) represents the astrobiology discipline in terms of 10 science goals and 17 more specific objectives related to these goals. Operating principles integral to the astrobiology program are included.
    
    
• Science Web Links Related to Astrobiology
  • Research institutes, professional science organizations, and NASA