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| Abbreviation | VPL |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2001 |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | To detect exoplanetary habitability and their potential biosignatures. |
Parent organization | NASA |
| Website | depts.washington.edu/naivpl |
The Virtual Planetary Laboratory (VPL) is a virtual institute based at the University of Washington that studies how to detect exoplanetary habitability and their potential biosignatures. First formed in 2001, the VPL is part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) and connects more than fifty researchers at twenty institutions together in an interdisciplinary effort. VPL is also part of the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) network, with principal investigator Victoria Meadows leading the NExSS VPL team.[1][2]
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- ^ Kelley, Peter (April 22, 2015). "UW key player in new NASA coalition to search for life on distant worlds." UW News. Retrieved May 4, 2015.