Analog Studies Archives - Astrobiology

A Hybrid Iron/Green-Rust-Urea Model for Prebiotic Chemistry: A Synthesis of Testable Pathways for Planetary Astrobiology

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Are There Living Microbes On Mars? Check The Ice.

Mars

Are There Living Microbes On Mars? Check The Ice.

Evaluating Habitability and Biosignature Detection on TOI-700 d: The Role of UV Environment and Atmospheric Pressure

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Evaluating Habitability and Biosignature Detection on TOI-700 d: The Role of UV Environment and Atmospheric Pressure

Born Dry or Born Wet? A Palette of Water Growth Histories in TRAPPIST-1 Analogs and Compact Planetary Systems

TRAPPIST-1

Born Dry or Born Wet? A Palette of Water Growth Histories in TRAPPIST-1 Analogs and Compact Planetary Systems

Yeast Survives Martian Conditions

Mars

Yeast Survives Martian Conditions

Reconstructing Jezero Crater’s Paleoenvironment: Insights from Perseverance Rover and Orbital Data

Mars

Reconstructing Jezero Crater’s Paleoenvironment: Insights from Perseverance Rover and Orbital Data

Production and Preservation of Lipid Biosignatures in SO4-Rich Hypersaline Lakes of the Cariboo Plateau

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Production and Preservation of Lipid Biosignatures in SO4-Rich Hypersaline Lakes of the Cariboo Plateau

Multi-technique Characterization Of Iron Reduction By An Antarctic Shewanella: An Analog System For Putative Martian Biosignature Identification

Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine

Multi-technique Characterization Of Iron Reduction By An Antarctic Shewanella: An Analog System For Putative Martian Biosignature Identification

Planetary Analog Sites In The Indian Subcontinent And The Indian Ocean: Underexplored Environments Suited For Astrobiological And Space Research

Analog Studies

Planetary Analog Sites In The Indian Subcontinent And The Indian Ocean: Underexplored Environments Suited For Astrobiological And Space Research

ESA Offworld Astronaut Cave Exploration Training

Away Teams & Field Reports

ESA Offworld Astronaut Cave Exploration Training

Waking Up Microbes Trapped In Permafrost For Up To 40,000 Years

Cryobiology

Waking Up Microbes Trapped In Permafrost For Up To 40,000 Years

ESA Away Team Training: Underground Microbiology

Away Teams & Field Reports

ESA Away Team Training: Underground Microbiology

Assessment Of Methods For Evaluating Structural Stability Of Cell Envelope Fragments In Hypersaline Brines As Biosignatures Of Ancient Microbial Life

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Assessment Of Methods For Evaluating Structural Stability Of Cell Envelope Fragments In Hypersaline Brines As Biosignatures Of Ancient Microbial Life

ESA Underground Astronaut Training For Offworld Cave Exploration

Away Teams & Field Reports

ESA Underground Astronaut Training For Offworld Cave Exploration

Ice Gliding Diatoms Establish Record-low Temperature Limits For Motility In A Eukaryotic Cell

Cryobiology

Ice Gliding Diatoms Establish Record-low Temperature Limits For Motility In A Eukaryotic Cell

ESA Away Team Tricorder Training

Tricorders & Sensors

ESA Away Team Tricorder Training

Molecular Adaptations Specific To Extreme Halophilic Archaea Could Promote High Perchlorate Tolerance

Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments

Molecular Adaptations Specific To Extreme Halophilic Archaea Could Promote High Perchlorate Tolerance

Brine Composition And UV Photochemistry Effects On Halobacterium Salinarum Cell Envelope Biosignature Preservation

Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments

Brine Composition And UV Photochemistry Effects On Halobacterium Salinarum Cell Envelope Biosignature Preservation

Former USGS Geologist Lauren Edgar Selected As A NASA Astronaut Candidate

Astronauts and Explorers

Former USGS Geologist Lauren Edgar Selected As A NASA Astronaut Candidate

Born Dry or Born Wet? A Palette of Water Growth Histories in TRAPPIST-1 Analogs and Compact Planetary Systems

TRAPPIST-1

Born Dry or Born Wet? A Palette of Water Growth Histories in TRAPPIST-1 Analogs and Compact Planetary Systems