This workshop will chart a course for the new field of planetary particle environment observation and observation-guided modeling. With the confluence of new Solar System observations, renewed modeling efforts, and a significant community push to understand exoplanet atmospheres, it is time to tackle detecting and characterizing particles in the space environments of planets.
The final report of the 2019 KISS Study "Data-Driven Approaches to Searches for the Technosignatures of Advanced Civilizations" is now available.
The report provides an evaluation of the possible technical approaches that can be applied on the existing and forthcoming data sets and streams from large sky surveys, and recommendations for the observing strategies that may increase the chances of the success.
View Final Report »Applications are now being accepted for the position of Executive Director of the W.M. Keck Institute for Space Studies.
The KISS Executive Director will be responsible for all aspects of the successful operation of the Institute and will report directly to the Director of KISS.
Review of applications will begin August 21, 2023, and the position will remain open until filled.
Learn More »Watch Dr. Mark Simons (JPL / Caltech) as he provides an overview of the measurements NISAR will enable, with particular focus on the exquisite measurements of ground movement and examples of how we use these measurements to study earthquakes, aquifers, glaciers, and devastation associated with natural disasters.
Watch Video »View videos and presentations on topics such as microbial energy sources, subsurface life, geobiology in planetary analaog systems, extreme environment microbiology in ices, and understanding false positives from terrestrial microbiology.
These presentations were given as part of the Parameters of Biological Validation Short Course hosted by the Keck Institute for Space Studies on Monday, July 17, 2023.
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