Nexus for Exoplanet System Science

Nexus for Exoplanet System Science
	NExSS poster
Abbreviation	NExSS
Formation	2015
Legal status	Active
Purpose	To search for life beyond the Solar System
Headquarters	NASA Ames Research Center; NASA Exoplanet Science Institute; Goddard Institute for Space Studies;
Parent organization	NASA
Budget	US$10–12 million
Website	NExSS

The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) initiative is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) virtual institute designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in the search for life on exoplanets. Led by the Ames Research Center, the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NExSS will help organize the search for life on exoplanets from participating research teams and acquire new knowledge about exoplanets and extrasolar planetary systems.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ Tollefson, Jeff (April 17, 2015). "Climate scientists join search for alien Earths." Nature 520, 420. doi:10.1038/520420a.
^ Loff, Sarah (April 21, 2015). "NASA’s NExSS Coalition to Lead Search for Life on Distant Worlds." NASA. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
^ Gronstal, Aaron L. (April 2015). "NASA's Exoplanet Nexus — Part 1: A History in Climate Studies, Part II: Looking to the Stars". NASA. GISS. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
^ David J. Des Marais; et al. (2008). "The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap" (PDF). Astrobiology. 8 (4): 718. Bibcode:2008AsBio...8..715D. doi:10.1089/ast.2008.0819. PMID 18793098.
^ Cofield, Calla; Chou, Felicia (June 25, 2018). "NASA Asks: Will We Know Life When We See It?". NASA. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^ Staff (June 25, 2018). "UCR team among scientists developing guidebook for finding life beyond earth - Major series of review articles outlines past, present, and future of searching for life on other planets". University of California - Riverside. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

[tollefson-1] Tollefson, Jeff (April 17, 2015). "Climate scientists join search for alien Earths." Nature 520, 420. doi:10.1038/520420a.

[loff-2] Loff, Sarah (April 21, 2015). "NASA’s NExSS Coalition to Lead Search for Life on Distant Worlds." NASA. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

[gronstal-3] Gronstal, Aaron L. (April 2015). "NASA's Exoplanet Nexus — Part 1: A History in Climate Studies, Part II: Looking to the Stars". NASA. GISS. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

[AST-2008-4] David J. Des Marais; et al. (2008). "The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap" (PDF). Astrobiology. 8 (4): 718. Bibcode:2008AsBio...8..715D. doi:10.1089/ast.2008.0819. PMID 18793098.

[NASA-20180625-5] Cofield, Calla; Chou, Felicia (June 25, 2018). "NASA Asks: Will We Know Life When We See It?". NASA. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

[EA-20180625-6] Staff (June 25, 2018). "UCR team among scientists developing guidebook for finding life beyond earth - Major series of review articles outlines past, present, and future of searching for life on other planets". University of California - Riverside. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

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