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Topic: Jonathan Fortney

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 By Deana Tanguay
Jonathan Fortney Garners Simons Investigator in Astrophysics Award

Jonathan Fortney Garners Simons Investigator in Astrophysics Award

https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/06/fortney-simons-investigator.html

Topics: Jonathan Fortney

April 13, 2021April 19, 2021 By
Study Warns of ‘Oxygen false positives’ in Search for Signs of Life on Other Planets

Illustration: J. Krissansen-Totton

Study Warns of ‘Oxygen false positives’ in Search for Signs of Life on Other Planets

Oxygen in the atmosphere may not be an entirely reliable ‘biosignature,’ but there are ways to distinguish false positives from signs of life, scientists say

Topics: Francis Nimmo, Jonathan Fortney

November 17, 2020April 19, 2021 By Tim Stephens
UC Santa Cruz Leads Interdisciplinary Consortium for Astrobiology Research

Illustration: D. Clark

UC Santa Cruz Leads Interdisciplinary Consortium for Astrobiology Research

With funding from NASA, the UCSC-led team will lay the foundation for detecting the signatures of life in the atmospheres of other planets

Topics: Andrew Skemer, Astrobiology Initiative, Eric Gaidos, Francis Nimmo, Ian Crossfield, Jonathan Fortney, Meredith MacGregor, Myriam Telus, Natalie Batalha, Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Ruth Murray-Clay, Thomas Greene, Xi Zhang

August 13, 2020November 12, 2020 By Deana Tanguay
Astrobiology Initiative Team Members Honored with Awards and Distinctions

Astrobiology Initiative Team Members Honored with Awards and Distinctions

Several of our esteemed Astrobiology Initiative team members received awards and distinctions recently. Honors included:

Topics: Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Francis Nimmo, Jonathan Fortney, Myriam Telus, Natalie Batalha

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