[iMetaOmics] ExMODE (https://db.genomics.cn/exmode/) integrates 3518 samples to build a unified extremophile resource, which hosts 1.35 billion habitat-specific non-redundant genes, 5.25 million representative protein structures, 67,026 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), and 164,132 […]
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Registration is Now Open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge
[NASA SMD]. Discovery awaits at the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge: The Next Frontier! Registration is now open for this year’s hackathon, held on November 14-15, 2026. The Space Apps […]
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tinyRNA-seq: An Optimized Approach To Sequencing Tiny RNAs And Primitive RNA Genomes
[biorxiv.org] Very short RNAs play critical roles in modern biology, and are thought to have been crucial for genome replication during the origin of life.
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pyEDITH: The Coronagraphic Exposure Time Calculator For The Habitable Worlds Observatory
[astro-ph.IM] To support the development of next-generation missions for the search and characterization of habitable planets, high-fidelity tools for astrophysical and instrumental noise simulations are needed.
![(A) Non-local turbulence as a function of Local True Solar Time (LTST) for spring 835 (Sol 200) and autumn (Sol 591) on Mars [reproduced from Figure 2 of Chatain et al. 2021]. (B) 836 Recreated analysis showing non-local turbulence (Pa) as a function of LTST for Sol 200 (blue) 837 and Sol 591 (orange). The turbulence peaks during the daytime, around 12–13 hours LTST, with 838 minimal activity at night. (C) Scatter plots of horizontal wind speed (m/s) as a function of non839 local turbulence (Pa) for Sol 200 (blue) and Sol 591 (orange). Higher wind speeds are associated 840 with increased turbulence, with Sol 591 exhibiting stronger winds overall. [Figure and caption 841 generated by the Mars IDEA.] -- Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tricorder-Tech-IDEA.png?resize=1200%2C719&ssl=1)
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Tricorder Tech: IDEA: An AI Assistant To Help Geoscientists Explore Earth And Beyond
A new artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa is making it easier for scientists to explore complex geoscience data—from tracking sea levels […]
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NASA Mars Explorer App
NASA Goddard is actively preparing for the future human exploration of Mars.
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Ice Planet Update: State of the Cryosphere Report 2024 – Lost Ice, Global Damage
In the State of the Cryosphere 2024 – Lost Ice, Global Damage report, over 50 leading cryosphere scientists warn of vastly higher impacts and costs to the global economy given […]
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Exoplanet Transit Candidate Identification in TESS Full-Frame Images via a Transformer-Based Algorithm
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is surveying a large fraction of the sky, generating a vast database of photometric time series data that requires thorough analysis to identify exoplanetary […]
![Continuum noise power and FX complex correlator measurements, observed on MJD 60586, are presented together with the statistical power of 3.7 Hz bandwidth, 0.27 s duration polarized pulse pairs, recorded during the 123.8 day experiment. The high correlator response at 5.5 hr RA is due to the Orion A emission nebula at -5.4º DEC. [10][11]. Instrument delay difference of -82 ns between interferometer elements was compensated by choosing to display the -5 x 16 ns correlator tap. The bandwidth of the continuum and correlator measurements is approximately 50 MHz, at 0.27 s integration. The timedependent geometric space delay was not compensated, resulting in the approximate sawtooth phase response across RA, indicating a period of 0.117 hr RA. The prior pointing direction of interest indicates greater than 6 standard deviations Cohen’s d in the 5.1675 ± 0.00375 hr RA bin, within the prior range, 5.25 ± 0.15 hr RA. A second apparent response is indicated in two adjacent bins centered at 8.8425 hr RA, with apparent RA aliasing at ±0.12 hr RA. Figs. 2 and 3 show detail. -- eess.SP](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/A-Signal-Discovery-Step-In-Interstellar.png?resize=1200%2C719&ssl=1)
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A Signal Discovery Step In Interstellar Communication
Prior work using synchronized, geographically spaced radio telescopes, and a radio interferometer, suggests that narrow-bandwidth polarized pulse pair measurements repeatedly falsify a noise-cause hypothesis, given a prior celestial direction of […]
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The Multimodal Universe: Enabling Large-Scale Machine Learning with 100TB of Astronomical Scientific Data
We present the MULTIMODAL UNIVERSE, a large-scale multimodal dataset of scientific astronomical data, compiled specifically to facilitate machine learning research.