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Protecting Earth From Extraterrestrial Contamination: The Case For A Lunar Biocontainment Facility

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Ocean Planet Recon: MBARI and Monterey Bay Aquarium Complete Expedition to Guide Seamount

Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Ocean Planet Recon: MBARI and Monterey Bay Aquarium Complete Expedition to Guide Seamount

NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate

Mars

NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate

Mesas Of Layered Sedimentary Rocks In Valles Marineris

Mars

Mesas Of Layered Sedimentary Rocks In Valles Marineris

Gorgona Island (Colombia) As A Terrestrial Analog Of Syrtis Major (Mars): Evidence From Geochemical Meta-analyses And Compositional Figures Of Merit

Analog Studies

Gorgona Island (Colombia) As A Terrestrial Analog Of Syrtis Major (Mars): Evidence From Geochemical Meta-analyses And Compositional Figures Of Merit

Highlighting A Science Strategy For Human Exploration Of Mars

Astronauts and Explorers

Highlighting A Science Strategy For Human Exploration Of Mars

Innovative Mars Rovers Swim Through The Sand

Robotics/Rovers/UAVs

Innovative Mars Rovers Swim Through The Sand

A Cloud-Based Tool For Meteorite Recovery Using Drones And Machine Learning

Meteorites & Asteroids

A Cloud-Based Tool For Meteorite Recovery Using Drones And Machine Learning

Water Planet Recon: Earth’s Largest Mission To Accelerate Species Discovery Reveals Extraordinary New Life Forms From Some Of Earth’s Most Extreme And Unexplored Environments

Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Water Planet Recon: Earth’s Largest Mission To Accelerate Species Discovery Reveals Extraordinary New Life Forms From Some Of Earth’s Most Extreme And Unexplored Environments

In Situ Carbonation of Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks of Ultramafic Composition in Jezero Crater, Mars

Mars

In Situ Carbonation of Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks of Ultramafic Composition in Jezero Crater, Mars

Tricorder Tech: NASA’s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing

Tricorders & Sensors

Tricorder Tech: NASA’s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing

Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier

Analog Studies

Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier

New Sulfur-dependent Ecosystem In A Gas Vent In The Depths Of The Chilean Pacific

Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments

New Sulfur-dependent Ecosystem In A Gas Vent In The Depths Of The Chilean Pacific

Water World Genomics: Unlocking Ocean Secrets With eDNA

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Water World Genomics: Unlocking Ocean Secrets With eDNA

Tricorder Tech: A Simple Filter Swap Could Advance Marine eDNA Biomonitoring

Tricorders & Sensors

Tricorder Tech: A Simple Filter Swap Could Advance Marine eDNA Biomonitoring

Dew And Frost Do Not Serve As Water Sources For Rock-dwelling Organisms In The Dry Valleys Of Antarctica

Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine

Dew And Frost Do Not Serve As Water Sources For Rock-dwelling Organisms In The Dry Valleys Of Antarctica

Phenylobacterium ferrooxidans sp. nov., Isolated From A Sub-surface Geothermal Aquifer In Iceland

Cryobiology

Phenylobacterium ferrooxidans sp. nov., Isolated From A Sub-surface Geothermal Aquifer In Iceland

Drone Radar Reveals Buried Glaciers On Earth, Guiding The Search For Water On Mars

Astrogeology

Drone Radar Reveals Buried Glaciers On Earth, Guiding The Search For Water On Mars

Offworld Science Droids: A Review Maps Key Technologies For Small-body Sampling Robots

Robotics/Rovers/UAVs

Offworld Science Droids: A Review Maps Key Technologies For Small-body Sampling Robots

New Species “ShipGoo001” Discovered On The Rodder Shaft Of R/V Blue Heron

Microbiology & Virology

New Species “ShipGoo001” Discovered On The Rodder Shaft Of R/V Blue Heron