#DerStandard:
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Die Nasa könnte unabsichtlich den Mars besiedelt haben
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"Pilze wurden als Kontaminationsquelle für Weltraummissionen bisher unterschätzt. Manche halten nicht nur die gängigen Sterilisationsprozeduren aus, sondern auch das Marsklima"

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000319792/die-nasa-koennte-unabsichtlich-den-mars-besiedelt-haben

8.5.2026

#AspergillusCalidoustus #COSPAR #Leben #Mars #NASA #Pilz #Raumfahrt #Reinraum #SpaceFlight

The reason I am in Argentina

More info here: https://congresos.unlp.edu.ar/astralx/

I'm really excited to teach here - I wanted to do one of the capacity building workshops for a while.

#astrodon #XraysAreTheBestRays #iau #cospar #astrophysics

Message from the International Astronomical Union #IAU:

IAU Hands-On Workshops - Call for Proposals for Workshops in 2026

The IAU calls for applications to organize workshops under the IAU Hands-On Workshops (I-HOW) initiative. These workshops aim at training early-career scientists from developing countries in accessing, reducing, and analysing the vast amount of data available in astronomical archives across the world, and using them for their research projects. Proposals to organise one of these workshops shall be submitted using the application form provided on the website by email to one of the members of the I-HOW Steering Committee.

The deadline for applications is December 31, 2025.

More information on the characteristics of the initiative, the procedure and selection criteria for workshops, and a link to the application form are available at: https://www.iau.org/Iau/Iau/Science/Trainings---Workshops/I-HOW-Hands-On-Workshops.aspx

#IAU #Astrodon #Astronomy #IHOW #DataScience #Archives #COSPAR #Telescope #Observatory #VirtualObservatory

Happy International Day of Light! 💡🕯️✨

The study of light has revolutionised our understanding of the Universe. At #COSPAR’s 45th Scientific Assembly, we’ll be looking to the stars and beyond. 🚀🛰

Join the world's scientists in Busan (13-21 July) to unveil the secrets of the Universe!

⏰ Regular registration rate ends 3 June: https://cospar2024.org/

📸 Webb catches fiery hourglass. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI. Image processing: J. DePasquale, A. Pagan, and A. Koekemoer (STScI)

🚀 The early bird catches a discount to #COSPAR’s Scientific Assembly 2024 - but hurry up: only one week left for early bird registration!

Join us in Busan, South Korea (13-21 July), to unlock the secrets of Space Biology.

👩‍🚀 Special sessions will dive into the groundbreaking twin study and the biological effects of space radiation and address the changes in living organisms in response to spaceflight.

📸 NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra getting ready for a spacewalk. Credit: ESA/NASA

🚀#COSPAR’s inaugural International Planetary Protection Week, hosted by AstrobiologyOU, has just begun!

Paul Bate, CEO of the UK Space Agency, has begun by welcoming participants at the Royal Society in London.

#COSPAR_IPPW is unique, facilitating knowledge exchange & international collaboration in planetary protection – where we visit, we must protect🌍🦠🔬

Experts will discuss life on icy worlds, Mars exploration, sample return missions & much more. Dive deeper: https://cosparhq.cnes.fr/assets/uploads/2021/01/Research_Outreach_PPP_2020.pdf

🦠Interested in the risks of exploring other worlds and how to mitigate them? Want to examine the potential for extraterrestrial life and discuss the latest advances in Mars exploration?🔴👽

Get ready for #COSPAR's International Planetary Protection Week, #IPPW, 22-25 April!

Register for free now, for insights into icy worlds, human and robotic exploration and the quest for extraterrestrial life➡️ https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=VdQuDq-WAEG-06jl_ZgWhU0560-n4PpLoDyiL674Zd5UOTVDTllNMENPOVFSVkJGMkY3RlA0UFFZQSQlQCN0PWcu