Australian palaeontologist Dr. Bruce Runnegar has been selected as the next director of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute (NAI). As director of the Institute, Runnegar will lead efforts to answer the three big questions central to astrobiology: How does life begin and evolve? Does life exist elsewhere? What is life’s future on Earth and beyond? Some of the answers to these questions may be found by exploring Mars. Mars Society Australia wishes Dr. Runnegar well with his new appointment.
Australian palaeontologist Dr. Bruce Runnegar has been selected as the next director of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute (NAI). As director of the Institute, Runnegar will lead efforts to answer the three big questions central to astrobiology: How does life begin and evolve? Does life exist elsewhere? What is life’s future on Earth and beyond? Some of the answers to these questions may be found by exploring Mars. Mars Society Australia wishes Dr. Runnegar well with his new appointment.
ISRO to help upgrade the HOPE Mars Analogue Station
It was announced today that India’s National Space Agency, ISRO, is assisting with upgrades to the HOPE analogue station established by Protoplant and the MSA. These ugrades follow on from
May 14, 2026
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