NASA has convened Science and Technology Definitions Teams (STDTs) to study large telescope concepts for future direct imaging of exoplanets.…
Voyager 1’s iconic image of the Pale Blue Dot shows hints of Earth’s uniqueness are visible from great distances; the…
UWAB astronomers Rory Barnes, Victoria Meadows, and research assistant Nicole Evans have co-authored a paper on how to prioritize targets…
UWAB graduate student Edward Schwieterman, professor Victoria Meadows, and researchers Tyler Robinson, Amit Misra, and Shawn Domagal-Goldman have demonstrated that…
UWAB graduate student Edward Schwieterman, professor Victoria Meadows, and professor Charles Cockell at the UK Centre for Astrobiology present an…
UWAB graduate student Rodrigo Luger, professors Rory Barnes and Victoria Meadows, and collaborators have found that some terrestrial planets in…
In addition to our Annual Astrobiology Workshop, the UWAB Program encourages, supports, and in many cases organizes educational experiences for…
An extended article in The Atlantic explores the current state of exoplanet research, and highlights the role of UWAB’s affiliated Virtual Planetary Laboratory (VPL) in the search for Earth-like planets—featuring commentary by UWAB director Victoria Meadows and Prof. Rory Barnes.
The University of Washington’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory was one of five teams recently selected for membership in the NASA Astrobiology…
In advance of the upcoming transit of Venus, the UW Astrobiology Program and Astronomy Department will host two, back-to-back lectures…