October 2016 - Astrobiology

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Month: October 2016

Vital Signs: Seismology of Ocean Worlds

Exoplanets & Exomoons

Vital Signs: Seismology of Ocean Worlds

Transient Reducing Greenhouse Warming on Early Mars

Mars

Transient Reducing Greenhouse Warming on Early Mars

Pressure-dependent water absorption cross sections for exoplanets and other atmospheres

Astrochemistry

Pressure-dependent water absorption cross sections for exoplanets and other atmospheres

A Simple and Accurate Network for Hydrogen and Carbon Chemistry in the ISM

Astrochemistry

A Simple and Accurate Network for Hydrogen and Carbon Chemistry in the ISM

Close-in, low-mass planet candidates and evidence of planet accretion in the solar twin HIP 68468

Exoplanets & Exomoons

Close-in, low-mass planet candidates and evidence of planet accretion in the solar twin HIP 68468

Space Biologists Thora Halstead and Ken Souza Honored Aboard The International Space Station

Space Life Science

Space Biologists Thora Halstead and Ken Souza Honored Aboard The International Space Station

Breakthrough Listen To Observe Tabby's Star KIC 8462852

SETI & Technosignatures

Breakthrough Listen To Observe Tabby's Star KIC 8462852

234 Sun-like Stars Have Some Curious Spectral Lines and Signals

SETI & Technosignatures

234 Sun-like Stars Have Some Curious Spectral Lines and Signals

Low Mass Stars Likely Have Earth-sized Planets With Lots of Water

Exoplanets & Exomoons

Low Mass Stars Likely Have Earth-sized Planets With Lots of Water

New Bacteria Groups And Stunning Diversity Discovered Underground

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

New Bacteria Groups And Stunning Diversity Discovered Underground

Sub-milli-Kelvin Instruments – Radial Velocity Measurements: Tests with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder

Astronomy & Telescopes

Sub-milli-Kelvin Instruments – Radial Velocity Measurements: Tests with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder

Constraints on the Early Terrestrial Surface UV Environment Relevant to Prebiotic Chemistry

Astrochemistry

Constraints on the Early Terrestrial Surface UV Environment Relevant to Prebiotic Chemistry

The Near-surface Methane Humidity on Titan

Titan

The Near-surface Methane Humidity on Titan

Tracing Water Vapor and Ice during Dust Growth

Astrochemistry

Tracing Water Vapor and Ice during Dust Growth

The Habitability of Planets Orbiting M-dwarf Stars

Exoplanets & Exomoons

The Habitability of Planets Orbiting M-dwarf Stars

The Pale Orange Dot: The Spectrum and Habitability of Hazy Archean Earth

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

The Pale Orange Dot: The Spectrum and Habitability of Hazy Archean Earth

Extraterrestrial Impact Preceded Ancient Global Warming Event

Impact events

Extraterrestrial Impact Preceded Ancient Global Warming Event

A Population of Planetary Systems Characterized by Short-period, Earth-sized Planets

Exoplanets & Exomoons

A Population of Planetary Systems Characterized by Short-period, Earth-sized Planets

Ultraviolet Star Light Plays A Role in Astrochemistry

Astrochemistry

Ultraviolet Star Light Plays A Role in Astrochemistry

National Astronomical Observatories of China, Breakthrough Initiatives Launch Global Collaboration in Search for Intelligent life in the Universe

SETI & Technosignatures

National Astronomical Observatories of China, Breakthrough Initiatives Launch Global Collaboration in Search for Intelligent life in the Universe