[biorxiv.org] Emergence and evolution of functional RNA and protein structures are the central problems for understanding the origin of life.
Keith Cowing
Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻
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NASA Selects PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics) Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class
[NASA] By studying radiant energy that only emerges in the far-infrared, PRIMA will address a wide range of questions about the universe.
Posted inEuropa
Europa Smooth Plains Formation: A SPH Cryovolcanic Model
[astro-ph.EP] Cryovolcanism is a fundamental geodynamical process that has been observed on several icy moons. Europa stands out as a primary target for investigating potential cryovolcanic activity and its role […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology
On-demand Microfluidic Synthesis Of Silver Nanoparticles For SERS Detection Of Organic Compounds: A Preliminary Feasibility Study For Astrobiology Applications
[Spectrochimica Acta Part A] The detection of organic molecules at trace concentration levels remains a critical challenge for astrobiology research.
Posted inHabitable Zones
Virus-integrated Laboratory Models For Habitability Studies Of Enceladus, Europa, And Titan
[Journal of Virology]. Biogeochemical models have become critical for answering questions about the habitability of ocean worlds, especially that of early Earth.
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets
The First Complete Picture Of (Gas) Planet Formation In Action
[Max Planck Institute for Astronomy] Over the past decades, astronomers have reconstructed a fairly complete scenario for planet formation, from minute dust motes clumping together to the emergence of rocky […]
Posted inMicrobiology & Virology
Dispersal Pathways And Infection Strategies Within The Global Halophilic Virome
[ISME Communications] Microbial biogeography has recently attracted significant attention for its potential to provide novel ecological and evolutionary insights, with environmental connectivity emerging as a key factor in the global […]
Posted inComets and Asteroids
Mystery Surrounding The Formation Of Asteroid Bennu Solved
[ETH Zurich] The asteroid Bennu orbits the Sun once every 1.2 years and approaches Earth every six years, passing within around 300,000 kilometres. NASA took advantage of this to collect […]
Posted inGravitational Biology
Scientists Uncover Gravity’s Impact On The Human Genome
[New York University] Human cells with fluorescently labeled chromatin (green) and microtubules (magenta) appear elongated after 24-hour exposure to flows.
Posted inBeta Pictoris
Discovery Of Radio Emission From The Exoplanet β Pictoris b
[astro-ph.EP] Planetary magnetic fields shape atmospheric escape, mediate interactions with stellar winds, and encode information about planetary interiors, yet they have not been directly measured for planets beyond the Solar […]