Web Directory

» A Search for Evidence of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Microbial Delivery Systems
   Conference paper on the solar wind propelled interplanetary viral and bacterial movements.
   http://www.datasync.com/~rsf1/vel/iamds.htm

» American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology
   Fosters research, education, training, and development in gravitational and space biology.
   http://www.asgsb.org/

» Astrobiology Magazine
   E-zine on life beyond Earth and origin of life. Includes news articles, reference material, and forums.
   http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php

» Astrobiology at ASU
   A member of NASA's Astrobiology Institute. The Arizona State University program studies the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the solar system.
   http://astrobiology.asu.edu/

» Astrobiology at Marine Biological Laboratory
   Seeks an understanding about the evolution of early life forms and how changing environments contributed to the development of complex systems in simple organisms.
   http://www.mbl.edu/Astrobiology/

» Australian Centre for Astrobiology
   Based at University of New South Wales, the centre includes astrobiologists from around Australia. The ACA is Australia's international member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
   http://aca.unsw.edu.au/

» Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
   The Centre aims to combine the expertise of astronomers, biochemists, and microbiologists to enable us to answer the age-old question: where did we come from?
   http://www.astrobiology.cf.ac.uk/

» Carnegie Institution of Washington
   A private, nonprofit organization engaged in basic research and advanced education in biology, astronomy, and the earth sciences. Part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
   http://astrobiology.ciw.edu/

» Cosmic Ancestry
   Gives examples of microbes that survive the vacuum of space. Discusses Neo-Darwinism.
   http://www.panspermia.com/

» Cosmic Evolution
   An educational site based on a textbook that follows the evolution of the Universe "from big bang to humankind." Hosted by the Wright Center at Tufts University.
   http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/

» Harvard OEB
   Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Researches and teaches "biology with a global perspective."
   http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/

» IGPP Center for Astrobiology
   NASA Astrobiology Institute founding member located at the UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
   http://www.astrobiology.ucla.edu/

» Introduction to Exobiology
   Explores the field of exobiology from a lay perspective including a self-test. Part of the Cruising Chemistry project at Duke.
   http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/Exobiology/

» Life on the Edge
   Science@NASA article on an experiment designed for students of all ages to investigate life in extreme environments and to learn about the possibilities for life elsewhere in the Solar System.
   http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/msad13jan99_1.htm

» NASA's Origins Program
   This program at JPL seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the Universe: Where do we come from? Are we alone?
   http://origins.stsci.edu/

» NSCORT
   The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology is a partnership with UCSD, Scripps, and Salk Institutes. It aims to advance the basic understanding of plant gravitational biology using an integrated molecular, biochemical, a
   http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/nscort/

» NSCORT in Origins of Life
   The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training at the New York Center for Studies of the Origins of Life. A partnership with RPI and SUNY-Albany.
   http://www.origins.rpi.edu/

» Net Advance of Physics: Bioastronomy
   An experimental page part of the MIT Net Advance project. Includes research and review articles, and offline as well as online materials.
   http://www.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/redingtn/www/netadv/bioast.html

» Origin of Life, Evolution of the Cosmos and Astronomy
   Explores events that led to the origin of life on earth.
   http://www.originoflife.org.uk/

» Origins of Life in our Solar System
   A brief overview of creation of the universe and origins of life in our solar system.
   http://www.telemedical.com/Telemedical/origins.htm

» Penn State Astrobiology Research Center
   PSARC's primary mission is to conduct multidisciplinary research and education in Astrobiology as a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
   http://psarc.geosc.psu.edu/

» TERC Astrobiology Curriculum
   TERC and NASA are developing an interdisciplinary, year-long course for middle and high school students using astrobiology as its unifying, underlying structure.
   http://astrobio.terc.edu/

» The Astrobiology Web
   An online guide to the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe as well as all other aspects of space exploration.
   http://www.astrobiology.com/

» The Astrochemistry Laboratory
   Located in the Astrophysics Branch of the Space Sciences Division at NASA's Ames Research Center. Specializes in the study of extraterrestrial materials and their analogs.
   http://www.astrochemistry.org/

» Tulane Environmental Astrobiology Center
   The joint venture between Tulane Medical Center and NASA studies the effects of space travel upon the human body as well as the use of microgravity to study basic biological phenomena.
   http://www.tmc.tulane.edu/astrobiology/

» UW Astrobiology Program
   The University of Washington's graduate certificate program enables students to obtain the interdepartmental background necessary. Focus is on Earth's extreme microbial environments.
   http://depts.washington.edu/astrobio/

» University of Southern California: Geobiology and Astrobiology
   Studies the history of life on earth as well as the role the biota continue to play in shaping modern environments.
   http://geobiology.usc.edu/