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This Moss Survived 9 Months Directly Exposed To The Elements Of Space
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This Moss Survived 9 Months Directly Exposed To The Elements Of Space - Astrobiology
80% of the spores survived 9 months outside of the International Space Station (ISS)
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Astrobiology Analog Site: Copernicus Sentinel-2 Views The Danakil Depression In Ethiopia
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Astrobiology Analog Site: Copernicus Sentinel-2 Views The Danakil Depression In Ethiopia - Astrobiology
the Danakil Depression lies between the Danakil Alps on the east and the Ethiopian Plateau on the west
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November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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NASA Planetary Research: Year In Review Webinar December 10, 2025
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NASA Planetary Research: Year In Review Webinar December 10, 2025 - Astrobiology
webinar to celebrate the accomplishments of Planetary Research
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November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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New Clues To Origins Of Complex Life Revealed
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New Clues To Origins Of Complex Life Revealed - Astrobiology
a new organism and phylum
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November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Formation And Disruption Of Resonant Chains Of Super-Earths: Secular Perturbations From Outer Eccentric Embryos
astrobiology.com/2025/11/form... #astrobiology #exoplanet
Formation And Disruption Of Resonant Chains Of Super-Earths: Secular Perturbations From Outer Eccentric Embryos - Astrobiology
Recent observations have revealed the distribution of orbital period ratios of adjacent planets in multiple super-Earth systems and how these distributions change with time.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Why Conserving The Invisible 99% Of Life On Our Home World Is Fundamental To Planetary Health
astrobiology.com/2025/11/why-... #astrobiology #Gaia #conservation #biodiversity
Why Conserving The Invisible 99% Of Life On Our Home World Is Fundamental To Planetary Health - Astrobiology
Safeguarding Microbial Biodiversity
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November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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How Superstorm Gannon Squeezed Earth’s Plasmasphere To One-fifth Its Size
astrobiology.com/2025/11/how-... #astrobiology #spaceweather #solarflare
How Superstorm Gannon Squeezed Earth’s Plasmasphere To One-fifth Its Size - Astrobiology
A geomagnetic superstorm is an extreme space weather event that occurs
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November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Worms In Space Experiment Aims To Investigate The Biological Effects Of Spaceflight
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Worms In Space Experiment Aims To Investigate The Biological Effects Of Spaceflight - Astrobiology
A crew of tiny worms will be heading on a mission to the International Space Station
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November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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TOI-333b: A Neptune Desert Planet Around A F7V star
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TOI-333b: A Neptune Desert Planet Around A F7V star - Astrobiology
Observations have shown that planets similar to Neptune are rarely found orbiting Sun-like stars with periods up to ~4 days
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November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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SETI Institute Invites Applications for the 2026 Mino Postdoctoral Fellowship
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SETI Institute Invites Applications for the 2026 Mino Postdoctoral Fellowship - Astrobiology
the 2026 Mino Postdoctoral Fellowship
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November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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This Moss Survived 9 Months Directly Exposed To The Elements Of Space
astrobiology.com/2025/11/this... #astrobiology #ISS #spacebiology
This Moss Survived 9 Months Directly Exposed To The Elements Of Space - Astrobiology
80% of the spores survived 9 months outside of the International Space Station (ISS)
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November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The Europlanet Ireland & UK Hub is pleased to open a travel award call for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to attend a conference, meeting, or other event pertinent to their planetary science research in 2025. Please submit applications here: www.europlanet.org/ireland-uk-h... #Astrobiology
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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On Bayesian Inference Considerations And Other Issues Concerning Drake's Equation Of Astrosociobiology
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On Bayesian Inference Considerations And Other Issues Concerning Drake's Equation Of Astrosociobiology - Astrobiology
Speculation about the existence of advanced forms of life in the Universe and in our galaxy
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November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Magmatic And Thermally Produced Reactive Phosphorus 3.2 Billion Years Ago And Its Implications For Early Life
astrobiology.com/2025/11/magm... #astrobiology #astrogeology
Magmatic And Thermally Produced Reactive Phosphorus 3.2 Billion Years Ago And Its Implications For Early Life - Astrobiology
Reduced and polymerized phosphorus species may have been crucial for the origin and early evolution of life, as they are more reactive and soluble than phosphate.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Single-celled Organisms Found To Have A More Complex DNA Epigenetic Code Than Multicellular Life
astrobiology.com/2025/11/sing... #astrobiology #genomics #evolution
Single-celled Organisms Found To Have A More Complex DNA Epigenetic Code Than Multicellular Life - Astrobiology
Multicellular organisms (animals, plants, human) all have the ability to methylate the cytosine © base in their DNA
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November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Offworld Biology: Stem Cell Research Inside The Microgravity Science Glovebox
astrobiology.com/2025/11/offw... #astrobiology #ISS #stemcells
Offworld Biology: Stem Cell Research Inside The Microgravity Science Glovebox - Astrobiology
A top-down view inside the Destiny laboratory module
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Maybe That’s Not Liquid Water on Mars After All - Eos eos.org/research-spo...
Maybe That’s Not Liquid Water on Mars After All - Eos
A “very large roll” of a radar instrument offers new insight into a highly reflective area near the Martian south pole.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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How can a PhD blend science with art, and dessert with creativity? 🤔

I tried it by making a “night-sky cake“— colored with phycocyanin, the same vivid blue pigment 💙 found in the algae I study. My supervisor recognized the source of the color immediately — he’s incredibly sharp!
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Thrilled to share that I’m co-convening a session at AbSciCon26 in Madison WI focused on how self-assembly and self-organization drive chemistry toward the emergence of life! ✨

⏳Abstract deadline: January 14, 2026
🌎Details here: bit.ly/4oalWqi
#AbSciCon26 #Astrobiology #OriginsOfLife #Complexity
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Excited to share that I’m also co-convening a second session at AbSciCon26 on Assembly Theory — from molecular complexity to planetary-scale biosignatures!

⏳ Abstract deadline: January 14, 2026
🌎 Details: bit.ly/4ie83pH
#AbSciCon26 #Astrobiology #AssemblyTheory #OriginsOfLife #Complexity
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Organic Geochemical Evidence For Life In Archean Rocks Identified By Pyrolysis–GC–MS and Supervised Machine Learning
astrobiology.com/2025/11/orga... #astrobiology #tricorder #AI #biosignature
Organic Geochemical Evidence For Life In Archean Rocks Identified By Pyrolysis–GC–MS and Supervised Machine Learning - Astrobiology
To tackle this problem, we analyzed 406 diverse ancient and modern samples and used supervised machine learning to discriminate samples of biogenic vs. abiogenic origin
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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ROSES-25 Amendment 20: Exoplanets Research Program Step-1 Due Date Deferred to December 3, 2025 astrobiology.com/2025/11/rose... #astrobiology #NASA #exoplanet @NASAScience_
ROSES-25 Amendment 20: Exoplanets Research Program Step-1 Due Date Deferred to December 3, 2025 - Astrobiology
ROSES-25 Amendment 20: Exoplanets Research Program Step-1 Due Date Deferred to December 3, 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Offworld Biology: Stem Cell Research Inside The Microgravity Science Glovebox
astrobiology.com/2025/11/offw... #astrobiology #ISS #stemcells
Offworld Biology: Stem Cell Research Inside The Microgravity Science Glovebox - Astrobiology
A top-down view inside the Destiny laboratory module
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Solar Carbon Abundance From 3D Non-LTE Modelling Of The Diagnostic Lines Of The CH Molecule astrobiology.com/2025/11/sola... #astrobiology #astrochemistry
Solar Carbon Abundance From 3D Non-LTE Modelling Of The Diagnostic Lines Of The CH Molecule - Astrobiology
The spectral lines of the CH molecule are a key carbon (C) abundance diagnostic in FGKM-type stars.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Ice Giants Pre-Decadal Survey Mission Study Report
astrobiology.com/2025/11/ice-... #astrobiology #uranus #Neptune
Ice Giants Pre-Decadal Survey Mission Study Report - Astrobiology
The Ice Giants Study was commissioned by NASA to take a fresh look (as of 2017) at science priorities and concepts for missions to the Uranus and Neptune
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November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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An Earthlike Density For The Temperate Earth-sized Planet GJ 12 b
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An Earthlike Density For The Temperate Earth-sized Planet GJ 12 b - Astrobiology
observations of the TRAPPIST-1 system have shown us that active stars severely complicate efforts at studying their planets
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November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM