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Two new spaceborne Earth-observing instruments will help scientists better understand how global forests and ecosystems are affected by changes in climate and land use change. This image of the Amazon rainforest is from a 2010 global map of the height of the world’s forests based on multiple satellite datasets. Credits: NASA Earth Observatory

White Paper On Phototrophic Biosignatures: Research Priorities For The Search For Life On Other Worlds

by Keith CowingJuly 8, 2026July 8, 2026

[astro-ph.IM] Photosynthesis is of prime interest in the telescopic search for life beyond the Solar System, because, on Earth, oxygenic photosynthesis produces two strong “biosignatures,” global scale signs of life […]

NASA Astrobiology Strategy

White Paper On Phototrophic Biosignatures: Research Priorities For The Search For Life On Other Worlds

Thermal Evolution of Lava Planets Across System Ages: Predictions for Hell of a Survey

Thioacetaldehyde (CH3CHS) On Interstellar Ices: A Key Molecule To Unravel Two Chemical Dichotomies In The ISM

Interstellar Disparity: N- vs O-bearing Molecules: A Multidisciplinary Perspective across Interstellar Environments

Water Cloud and Chemical Modulations in the Coldest Brown Dwarf

A Binary Flux Calibrator Reveals the Scientific Potential of Short-integration JWST MIRI Imaging to Directly Detect sub-Jupiter Exoplanets