Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
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We are an international community engaged in building a sustainable future and nurturing scientific interest among the public. Our mission is to explore life as a universal phenomenon and empower the next generation of scientists.
The 3rd LatAmHUB Colloquium: "Young Frontiers of Astrobiology - Seeds of Life"
Featuring emerging researchers from across Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay) presenting their astrobiology work to an international audience.
Register: bit.ly/3LatAmHUB
Featuring emerging researchers from across Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay) presenting their astrobiology work to an international audience.
Register: bit.ly/3LatAmHUB
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The 3rd LatAmHUB Colloquium: "Young Frontiers of Astrobiology - Seeds of Life"
Featuring emerging researchers from across Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay) presenting their astrobiology work to an international audience.
Register: bit.ly/3LatAmHUB
Featuring emerging researchers from across Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay) presenting their astrobiology work to an international audience.
Register: bit.ly/3LatAmHUB
Early registration for IAUS 404: Advancing the search for Technosignatures ends today! If you plan on attending on 2-6 March, then we encourage you to take advantage of this discounted registration rate ASAP.
For more information, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
For more information, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Early registration for IAUS 404: Advancing the search for Technosignatures ends today! If you plan on attending on 2-6 March, then we encourage you to take advantage of this discounted registration rate ASAP.
For more information, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
For more information, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
BMSIS is hosting the International Astronomical Union symposium #404, titled "Advancing the Search for Technosignatures," which will take place online everywhere from 2-6 March 2026.
For more information, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
For more information, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
BMSIS is hosting the International Astronomical Union symposium #404, titled "Advancing the Search for Technosignatures," which will take place online everywhere from 2-6 March 2026.
For more information, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
For more information, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
Happiest of Holidays and Merry Christmas from those of us at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science!
We hope all of your end-of-year celebrations are wonderful and bring you some excitement for the year ahead.
We hope all of your end-of-year celebrations are wonderful and bring you some excitement for the year ahead.
December 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happiest of Holidays and Merry Christmas from those of us at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science!
We hope all of your end-of-year celebrations are wonderful and bring you some excitement for the year ahead.
We hope all of your end-of-year celebrations are wonderful and bring you some excitement for the year ahead.
Edited volume on Space Medicine from the IGI Scientific Publication under the joint editorship of Dr. Krishnendu Ghosh (University of Iowa, USA) and Dr. Devjoy Dev (NYU, USA) calling for chapters from potential contributors of the field.
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Edited volume on Space Medicine from the IGI Scientific Publication under the joint editorship of Dr. Krishnendu Ghosh (University of Iowa, USA) and Dr. Devjoy Dev (NYU, USA) calling for chapters from potential contributors of the field.
Lorena Soriano is conducting a stakeholder analysis for her Masters thesis on space sustainability. This survey will look at environmental, social, and governance items in space exploration.
🔗 harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🔗 harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lorena Soriano is conducting a stakeholder analysis for her Masters thesis on space sustainability. This survey will look at environmental, social, and governance items in space exploration.
🔗 harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🔗 harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Digital Twins in Astrobiology Hackathon!
A 4-day hybrid hackathon for bachelor’s and undergraduate students worldwide, with both in-person and online options. Taking place from 10-12 March, 2026, with a welcome webinar on 9 March and winners announced on 13 March.
Learn more at hack-4-sages.org
A 4-day hybrid hackathon for bachelor’s and undergraduate students worldwide, with both in-person and online options. Taking place from 10-12 March, 2026, with a welcome webinar on 9 March and winners announced on 13 March.
Learn more at hack-4-sages.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Digital Twins in Astrobiology Hackathon!
A 4-day hybrid hackathon for bachelor’s and undergraduate students worldwide, with both in-person and online options. Taking place from 10-12 March, 2026, with a welcome webinar on 9 March and winners announced on 13 March.
Learn more at hack-4-sages.org
A 4-day hybrid hackathon for bachelor’s and undergraduate students worldwide, with both in-person and online options. Taking place from 10-12 March, 2026, with a welcome webinar on 9 March and winners announced on 13 March.
Learn more at hack-4-sages.org
Deep inside the Soul Nebula: IC 1871's dark dust clouds and glowing gas ridges span 25 light-years, 6,500 light-years from Earth. These star-forming clouds are sculpted by radiation from massive young stars in our galaxy's Perseus arm.
📸 Nicola Bugin
More pics like this on apod.nasa.gov
📸 Nicola Bugin
More pics like this on apod.nasa.gov
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Deep inside the Soul Nebula: IC 1871's dark dust clouds and glowing gas ridges span 25 light-years, 6,500 light-years from Earth. These star-forming clouds are sculpted by radiation from massive young stars in our galaxy's Perseus arm.
📸 Nicola Bugin
More pics like this on apod.nasa.gov
📸 Nicola Bugin
More pics like this on apod.nasa.gov
Applications have opened for the Extraterrestrial Materials Academy, a research internship for undergraduate students 8 June through 15 August.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents and have completed 36 credit hours toward their degree.
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/etm...
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents and have completed 36 credit hours toward their degree.
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/etm...
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Applications have opened for the Extraterrestrial Materials Academy, a research internship for undergraduate students 8 June through 15 August.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents and have completed 36 credit hours toward their degree.
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/etm...
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents and have completed 36 credit hours toward their degree.
www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/etm...
Extraterrestrial Photosynthesis Workshop
A NASA Exoplanets System Science (NExSS) workshop taking place May 15-17, 2026, in Green Lake, Wisconsin, just before AbSciCon 2026.
Learn more here:
nexss.info/extraterrest...
A NASA Exoplanets System Science (NExSS) workshop taking place May 15-17, 2026, in Green Lake, Wisconsin, just before AbSciCon 2026.
Learn more here:
nexss.info/extraterrest...
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Extraterrestrial Photosynthesis Workshop
A NASA Exoplanets System Science (NExSS) workshop taking place May 15-17, 2026, in Green Lake, Wisconsin, just before AbSciCon 2026.
Learn more here:
nexss.info/extraterrest...
A NASA Exoplanets System Science (NExSS) workshop taking place May 15-17, 2026, in Green Lake, Wisconsin, just before AbSciCon 2026.
Learn more here:
nexss.info/extraterrest...
A stunning shot of the Earth from the Moon, taken by Hakuto-R (just before crashing on the lunar surface).
www.earth.com/news/hakuto-...
www.earth.com/news/hakuto-...
December 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A stunning shot of the Earth from the Moon, taken by Hakuto-R (just before crashing on the lunar surface).
www.earth.com/news/hakuto-...
www.earth.com/news/hakuto-...
Had you ever even heard this story before?! The first piece of art intentionally left on the Moon was done by secret by the crew of Apollo 15, left in honor of fallen astronauts.
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/12...
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/12...
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Had you ever even heard this story before?! The first piece of art intentionally left on the Moon was done by secret by the crew of Apollo 15, left in honor of fallen astronauts.
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/12...
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/12...
AbSciCon is accepting abstracts!
The proposal deadline for submitting an abstract to AbSciCon is Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Submit yours now!
www.agu.org/abscicon
The proposal deadline for submitting an abstract to AbSciCon is Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Submit yours now!
www.agu.org/abscicon
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
AbSciCon is accepting abstracts!
The proposal deadline for submitting an abstract to AbSciCon is Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Submit yours now!
www.agu.org/abscicon
The proposal deadline for submitting an abstract to AbSciCon is Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
Submit yours now!
www.agu.org/abscicon
Whoa. A new study shows that some diseased pupae of the Lasius neglectus ant species will release trigger molecules to inform adult ants to kill the developing ants within, a means of protecting the colony.
gizmodo.com/diseased-bab...
gizmodo.com/diseased-bab...
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Whoa. A new study shows that some diseased pupae of the Lasius neglectus ant species will release trigger molecules to inform adult ants to kill the developing ants within, a means of protecting the colony.
gizmodo.com/diseased-bab...
gizmodo.com/diseased-bab...
When we venture into space, we don't leave Earth behind—we carry it with us. Our future "out there" begins with remembering where we have come from.
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When we venture into space, we don't leave Earth behind—we carry it with us. Our future "out there" begins with remembering where we have come from.
Registration is now open for IAUS 404: Advancing the search for Technosignatures!
The symposium will be 2-6 March 2026.
For more information about the meeting, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
The symposium will be 2-6 March 2026.
For more information about the meeting, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Registration is now open for IAUS 404: Advancing the search for Technosignatures!
The symposium will be 2-6 March 2026.
For more information about the meeting, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
The symposium will be 2-6 March 2026.
For more information about the meeting, visit: iaus404.bmsis.org
One more day to submit abstracts for the IAU symposium on Advancing the Search for Technosignatures.
The meeting will take place 206 March of 2026. Submit your abstracts now!
iaus404.bmsis.org
The meeting will take place 206 March of 2026. Submit your abstracts now!
iaus404.bmsis.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
One more day to submit abstracts for the IAU symposium on Advancing the Search for Technosignatures.
The meeting will take place 206 March of 2026. Submit your abstracts now!
iaus404.bmsis.org
The meeting will take place 206 March of 2026. Submit your abstracts now!
iaus404.bmsis.org
From the NOW-FLOW team:
Navigating Uncertainty in Astrobiology
🗓 Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM PST
📍 Location: Virtual (link provided upon registration)
**Register here: forms.gle/cN3LXAyMQa1E...
Navigating Uncertainty in Astrobiology
🗓 Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM PST
📍 Location: Virtual (link provided upon registration)
**Register here: forms.gle/cN3LXAyMQa1E...
October 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
From the NOW-FLOW team:
Navigating Uncertainty in Astrobiology
🗓 Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM PST
📍 Location: Virtual (link provided upon registration)
**Register here: forms.gle/cN3LXAyMQa1E...
Navigating Uncertainty in Astrobiology
🗓 Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM PST
📍 Location: Virtual (link provided upon registration)
**Register here: forms.gle/cN3LXAyMQa1E...
October 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Join LPI for a free professional development webinar exploring career pathways in planetary science and astrobiology.
October 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Join LPI for a free professional development webinar exploring career pathways in planetary science and astrobiology.
We're so excited for the 43 new alumni of the BMSIS Young Scientist Program, now joining hundreds of others who have completed our program over the last 11 years!
September 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We're so excited for the 43 new alumni of the BMSIS Young Scientist Program, now joining hundreds of others who have completed our program over the last 11 years!