Astrobiology

Article	Citations
Life Detection and Microbial Biomarker Profiling with Signs of Life Detector-Life Detector Chip During a Mars Drilling Simulation Campaign in the Hyperarid Core of the Atacama Desert	65
Deoxyribonucleic Acid Extraction from Mars Analog Soils and Their Characterization with Solid-State Nanopores	54
Extremophiles in Earth's Deep Seas: A View Toward Life in Exo-Oceans	52
Spore Survival During Abrasive Saltation on Mars: A Comment on Bak et al.	51
Novel Chimeric Amino Acid-Fatty Alcohol Ester Amphiphiles Self-Assemble into Stable Primitive Membranes in Diverse Geological Settings	39
Self-Shielding Enhanced Organics Synthesis in an Early Reduced Earth’s Atmosphere	38
Hydrothermal Regeneration of Ammonium as a Basin-Scale Driver of Primary Productivity	38
The Origin, Extension, and Future of the “NASA Definition” of Life	38
A Modular 3D-Printed Design to Investigate Prebiotic Chemical Systems in Hot Spring Pools	36
Ultraviolet Resistance of Microorganisms Isolated from Uranium-Rich Minerals from Perus, Brazil	35
Chapter 10: Planetary Protection—History, Science, and the Future	33
Proteomic Insights into Psychrophile Growth in Perchlorate-Amended Subzero Conditions: Implications for Martian Life Detection	30
Protective Effects of Halite to Vacuum and Vacuum-Ultraviolet Radiation: A Potential Scenario During a Young Sun Superflare	30
Nanopore Sequencing: A Way to Explore Life’s Origins	29
The Microbial Inhabitants of the Corona Lava Tube: Astrobiological Insights from a Mars Analog Environment	27
Haloferax volcanii Remains Viable and Shows Morphological Changes under Anoxic (CO 2 -Enriched) and Hypobaric (2.4 kPa) At	26
Sharp Rise in Cosmic Ray Irradiation of Organisms on Earth Caused by a Nearby SN Shockwave Passage	26
Exploiting the Unique Biology of Caenorhabditis elegans to Launch Neurodegeneration Studies in Space	26
Boron as a Hypothetical Participant in the Prebiological Enantiomeric Enrichment	24
Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer (LITMS) Instrument Field and Laboratory Tests as Part of the ARADS Field Campaigns	24
Challenges and Opportunities in Using Amino Acids to Decode Carbonaceous Chondrite and Asteroid Parent Body Processes	22
Mesoarchean Microbial Cd, Ba, and Ni Cycling: Evidence for Photosynthesis in Pongola Group Stromatolites through Novel Stable Isotopes and High-Resolution Trace Element Maps	21
Traces of Bacterial Contribution to Calcite Weathering Detected by Statistical Characterizations of Surface Microtopography	21
An Accounting of Contamination Control Requirements, Implementation, and Verification of the Sample Tubes for the Mars 2020 Mission and Future Return Sample Science	20
Strong Evidence that Abiogenesis Is a Rapid Process on Earth Analogs	20

The Call for a New Definition of Biosignature	20
What Would an Alien Amino Acid Alphabet Look Like and Why?	20
Undecanoic Acid and L-Phenylalanine in Vermiculite: Detection, Characterization, and UV Degradation Studies for Biosignature Identification on Mars	20
Correction to: Simplified Meteorite Parent Body Alteration of Amino Acids by Hydrothermal Processes (Doi: 10.1089/Ast.2024.0096)	19
Eta-Earth Revisited I: A Formula for Estimating the Maximum Number of Earth-Like Habitats	19
UV Transmission in Prebiotic Environments on Early Earth	19
A Review of the “Black Beauty” Martian Regolith Breccia and Its Martian Habitability Record	18
The New Astronomical Frontier of Interstellar Objects	18
Structural Biosignatures—A Category of Potential Biosignatures in the Life Detection Knowledge Base	18
Nitrogen Incorporation in Potassic and Micro- and Meso-Porous Minerals: Potential Biogeochemical Records and Targets for Mars Sampling	18
Astrobiological Implications of Interstellar Material in the Solar System	17
Organic Biosignature Degradation in Hydrothermal and Serpentinizing Environments: Implications for Life Detection on Icy Moons and Mars	16
Final Report of the Mars Sample Return Science Planning Group 2 (MSPG2)	16
Future of the Search for Life: Workshop Report	15
The Impact of Extreme Low Temperatures on Raman Spectra of Amino Acids Relevant for the Search for Life on Europa	15
Planetary Protection Knowledge Gap Closure Enabling Crewed Missions to Mars	15
Using Organic Contaminants to Constrain the Terrestrial Journey of the Martian Meteorite Lafayette	15
Catalytic Synthesis of Polyribonucleic Acid on Prebiotic Rock Glasses	14
Prebiotic Nucleoside Phosphorylation in a Simulated Deep-Sea Supercritical Carbon Dioxide–Water Two-Phase Environment	14
An Interview with Dr. Sara Seager	14
Effects of UV and Calcium Perchlorates on Uracil Deposited on Strontium Fluoride Substrates at Mars Pressure and Temperature	14
Measurement of Photochemical Haze Refractive Indices and Hygroscopicity: Influence of CO 2 in CH 4	13
Spectroscopic Protocol for Biosignature Detection: Arctic Ice Samples as Analogs for Icy Moons	13
Absorption and Scattering of UV and Visible Light Through Simulated Martian Regoliths and Rock Samples	13
Different Scenarios for the Origin and the Subsequent Succession of a Hypothetical Microbial Community in the Cloud Layer of Venus	13
Crystal Habits as Potential Biosignatures	13
Geochemical Mobility of Elements in Antarctic Environments Affected by CO 2 -Rich Hydrothermal Fluids: Astrobiological Implications	13
Chapter 4: A Geological and Chemical Context for the Origins of Life on Early Earth	12
Bridging Place-Based Astrobiology Education with Genomics, Including Descriptions of Three Novel Bacterial Species Isolated from Mars Analog Sites of Cultural Relevance	12
An Overview of Lipid Biomarkers in Terrestrial Extreme Environments with Relevance for Mars Exploration	12
Chemical, Thermal, and Radiation Resistance of an Iron Porphyrin: A Model Study of Biosignature Stability	12
Are Large Sulfur Isotope Variations Biosignatures in an Ancient, Impact-Induced Hydrothermal Mars Analog?	11
Recommendation on Orbiting Sample Cleanliness	11
Experimental Identification of Potential Martian Biosignatures in Open and Closed Systems	11
Eta-Earth Revisited II: Deriving a Maximum Number of Earth-Like Habitats in the Galactic Disk	11
Spore Survival During Abrasive Saltation on Mars: A Reply to the Comment by Minns et al.	11
Dispersion of Bacteria by Low-Pressure Boiling: Life Detection in Enceladus' Plume Material	11
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2023 Award Recipient for Astrobiology	11
Humid Evolution of Haze in the Atmosphere of Super-Earths in the Habitable Zone	11
Preliminary Planning for Mars Sample Return (MSR) Curation Activities in a Sample Receiving Facility (SRF)	11
Exoplanet Innovators Interview: Sara Seager Interviews Jim Kasting	11
Life Detection Knowledge Base: Assessment Criteria for Potential Biosignatures	11
Biosignature Detection and Preservation in Lake Salda Microbialites Under Simulated Martian Conditions	11
Simple Lipids Form Stable Higher-Order Structures in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid	11
Assembly of Replicating Protocells with Primitive Metabolism	10
A Bayesian Analysis of the Probability of the Origin of Life Per Site Conducive to Abiogenesis	10
Preservation of Extracellular Sheaths Produced by Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria: An Analog for Potential Morphological Biosignatures on Mars	10
Building Identity and Community for Early Career Professionals in the Emerging Field of Astrobiology	10
Icelandic Hot Springs as a Prebiotic Analog: Wet–Dry Cycling Effects on the Stability of Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids	10
Considerations for Detecting Organic Indicators of Metabolism on Enceladus	10

Mars Sample Return Sample Receiving Project Measurement Definition Team Final Report	9
Recovery of Lipid Biomarkers in Hot Spring Digitate Silica Sinter as Analogs for Potential Biosignatures on Mars: Results from Laboratory and Flight-Like Experiments	9
Mathematical Model of Antibiotic Resistance Determinants' Stability Under Space Flight Conditions	9
Astrobiology by Gavriil Tikhov	9
Ancient Siliciclastic–Evaporites as Seen by Remote Sensing Instrumentation with Implications for the Rover-Scale Exploration of Sedimentary Environments on Mars	9
The Role of Fatty Acid Vesicles in the Origin of Polymer Function	9
A Mission Simulating the Search for Life on Mars with Automated Drilling, Sample Handling, and Life Detection Instruments Performed in the Hyperarid Core of the Atacama Desert, Chile	9
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for Astrobiology	9
Quantifying the Bioavailable Energy in an Ancient Hydrothermal Vent on Mars and a Modern Earth-Based Analog	9
Experimental Models on the Prebiotic Formation of Biopolymer Building Blocks	8
Preface to Eta-Earth Revisited: How Common Are Earth-like Habitats in the Galaxy?	8
Impact of M Dwarfs Ultraviolet Radiation on Prebiotic Chemistry: The Case of Adenine	8
Directional Aspects of Vegetation Linear and Circular Polarization Biosignatures	8
Inducing Homochirality Through Intermediary Catalytic Species: A Stochastic Approach	8
Evaluation of Decontamination Potential of Wet Wipes Against Microbial Contamination of Chinese Spacecraft Materials	8
Microbial Motility at the Bottom of North America: Digital Holographic Microscopy and Genomic Motility Signatures in Badwater Spring, Death Valley National Park	8
A Machine-Learning Approach to Biosignature Exploration on Early Earth and Mars Using Sulfur Isotope and Trace Element Data in Pyrite	8
The Lipidome of a Mars Analog Poly-Extreme Community in Atacama Halite Endolith: Chemotaxonomy, Lipid Adaptation, and Implications for the Search for Extraplanetary Biosignatures	8
Does Gaia Play Dice? Simple Models of Non-Darwinian Selection	8
DNA Polymerization in Icy Moon Abyssal Pressure Conditions	8
Life Detection on Icy Moons Using Flow Cytometry and Exogenous Fluorescent Stains	8
Effects of Desiccation and Freezing on Microbial Ionizing Radiation Survivability: Considerations for Mars Sample Return	7
Analysis of Early Iron Sulfide, Carbonate, and Phosphate Mineral Analogues Produced by Flow-Driven Precipitation in a Microchannel	7
Inverse Relationship Between Halophilic Growth and Cell Integrity Under Extremely Chaotropic Conditions	7
Space Weathering: Processing Velocities in Organic Materials as a Function of Electron Beam Energies—Solar Electron Erosion Rate Application	7
Self-Assembled Structures Formed in CO 2 -Enriched Atmospheres: A Case-Study for Martian Biomimetic Forms	7
Mars Sample Return (MSR): Planning for Returned Sample Science	7
Raman Spectroscopic and Microbial Study of Biofilms Hosted Gypsum Deposits in the Hypersaline Wetlands: Astrobiological Perspective	7
BioSentinel: A Biofluidic Nanosatellite Monitoring Microbial Growth and Activity in Deep Space	7
Aquatic Ferrous Solutions of Prebiotic Mineral Salts as Strong UV Protectants and Possible Loci of Life Origin	7
Theoretical Investigation into a Possibility of Formation of Propylene Oxide Homochirality in Space	7
Introduction to the Life Detection Knowledge Base Project	7
Stromatolite-like Structures Within Microbially Laminated Sandstones of the Paleoarchean Moodies Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa	7
Quantifying the Potential for Nitrate-Dependent Iron Oxidation on Early Mars: Implications for the Interpretation of Gale Crater Organics	7
Characterization of the Halochromic Gloeocapsin Pigment, a Cyanobacterial Biosignature for Paleobiology and Astrobiology	7
BioSentinel: Validating Sensitivity of Yeast Biosensors to Deep Space Relevant Radiation	7
Biosignatures Preserved in Carbonate Nodules from the Western Qaidam Basin, NW China: Implications for Life Detection on Mars	7
Critical Aspects of Material Selection in the Packaging and Transporting of Returned Extraterrestrial Samples	6
Organic Catalytic Activity as a Method for Agnostic Life Detection	6
Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Detection of Biogenicity Using Laboratory Specimens of Biologically and Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures in a Controlled Experiment	6
Evaporitic Preservation of Modern Carotenoid Biomarkers and Halophilic Microorganisms in Mars Analog Hypersaline Environments	6
Spectral Detection of Nanophase Iron Minerals Produced by Fe(III)-Reducing Hyperthermophilic Crenarchaea	6
Jack Dwayne Farmer: April 18, 1947–February 22, 2023	6
Characterizing Microbial Communities in >7000- and >180,000-Year-Old Antarctic Permafrost Using a Low-Biomass Decontamination Protocol	6
UVC-Intense Exoplanets May Not Be Uninhabitable: Evidence from a Desert Lichen	6
Self-Oxidation of the Atmospheres of Rocky Planets with Implications for the Origin of Life	6
Life Is Uncertain: Inherent Variability Exhibited by Organisms, and at Higher Levels of Biological Organization	6
Correction to: Astrobiology 2024;24(3):230–274	6
CO 2 and H 2 S in Abiogenic Hydrocarbon Synthesis and the Emergence of Prebiological States	6
Toward Process-Driven Research in Astrobiology: Stepping Away from the Binary Biogenicity Versus Abiogenicity Approach	6
Inefficient Water Degassing Inhibits Ocean Formation on Rocky Planets: An Insight from Self-Consistent Mantle Degassing Models	6
Correction to: Astrobiology 2023; 23(4): 415–430	5
Informing Planetary Protection Policies for the Future Exploration of Ceres: State of Understanding after the Dawn Mission	5
Chemical Gardens Mimic Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectra and Morphology of Biogenic Mn Oxides	5
Remote Detection of Red Edge Spectral Characteristics in Floating Aquatic Vegetation	5
Searching for Life in Hot Spring Carbonate Systems: Investigating Raman Spectra of Carotenoid-Bearing Organic Carbonaceous Inclusions from Travertines of Italy	5
Chapter 5: Major Biological Innovations in the History of Life on Earth	5
Radiolytic Effects on Biological and Abiotic Amino Acids in Shallow Subsurface Ices on Europa and Enceladus	5
The Design and Delivery of an Astrobiology Massive Open Online Class	5
Investigating Polyextremophilic Bacteria in Al Wahbah Crater, Saudi Arabia: A Terrestrial Model for Life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus	5
Biomarker Preservation in Antarctic Sandstones after Prolonged Space Exposure Outside the International Space Station During the ESA EXPOSE-E Lichens and Fungi Experiment	5
Solid-Phase Microextraction for Organic Contamination Control Throughout Assembly and Operational Phases of Space Missions	5
Screening the Survival of Cyanobacteria Under Perchlorate Stress. Potential Implications for Mars In Situ Resource Utilization	5
Heterotrophic Growth Dominates in the Most Extremotolerant Extremophile Cultures	5
Production of Organic Precursors via Meteoritic Impacts and Its Implications for Prebiotic Inventory of Early Planetary Surfaces	5
Lipid Biomarkers in Microbialites from a Maar Lake: An Astrobiological Study of Biomarker Preservation under Mars Analog Conditions	5
Constraining the Rosalind Franklin Rover/Ma_MISS Instrument Capability in the Detection of Organics	4
Stability of 20 Biogenic Amino Acids in Concentrated Sulfuric Acid: Implications for the Habitability of Venus' Clouds	4
The ‘Oumuamua Controversy: Bayesian Priors and the Evolution of Technological Intelligence	4
A One-Dimensional Energy Balance Model Parameterization for the Formation of CO 2 Ice on the Surfaces of Eccentric Extrasolar Planets	4
Exoplanet Innovators Interview: Sara Seager Interviews Dave Charbonneau	4
Selection and Analytical Performances of the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer Gas Chromatographic Columns to Support the Search for Organic Molecules of Astrobiological Interest on Titan	4
The Abiotic Background as a Central Component of a Sample Safety Assessment Protocol for Sample Return	4
Foreword to the Astrobiology Primer 3.0	4
Laminae as Potential Biosignatures	4
Investigation of the Cytotoxicity of Mars-Relevant Minerals upon Abrasion	4
Fluorescence Microscopy with Deep UV, Near UV, and Visible Excitation for In Situ Detection of Microorganisms	4
Exoplanet Innovators Interview: Sara Seager Interviews Diana Valencia	4
The Emergence of Astrobiology: A Topic-Modeling Perspective	4
Foundation Models for Astrobiology: Paper I—Workshop and Overview	4

BioSentinel: A Biological CubeSat for Deep Space Exploration	4
Mechanism of Prebiotic Uracil Synthesis from Urea and HC 3 O + in Space	4
Rapid Destruction of Lipid Biomarkers Under Simulated Cosmic Radiation	4
Is There Such a Thing as a Biosignature?	4
The Determination of the Spatial Distribution of Indigenous Lipid Biomarkers in an Immature Jurassic Sediment Using Time-of-Flight–Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry	4
The Bioburden and Ionic Composition of Hypersaline Lake Ices: Novel Habitats on Earth and Their Astrobiological Implications	4
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2024 Award Recipient for Astrobiology	4
Desorption of Terrestrial Noble Gases in Mars 2020 Sample Tubes: Implications for Mars Sample Return	4
Revisiting Darwin’s Warm Little Pond in the 21st Century: Land-Based Scenarios for Life’s Origins	4
‘Oumuamua Is Not a Probe Sent to Our Solar System by an Alien Civilization	4
Correction to: Astrobiology 2023;23(12):1303–1336	4
Microbial Response to Increased Temperatures Within a Lava-Induced Hydrothermal System in Iceland: An Analogue for the Habitability of Volcanic Terrains on Mars	4
The Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies (ARADS) Project	4
Mars 2020 Mission Biological Return Sample Contamination Control Approach and Verification	4
Identification and Archive of Mars 2020 Spacecraft Microbial Isolates	4
High-Pressure Torsion-Induced Transformation of Adenosine Monophosphate: Insights into Prebiotic Chemistry of RNA by Astronomical Impacts	4
Aeolian Biodispersal of Terrestrial Microorganisms on Mars Through Saltation Bombardment of Spacecraft	4
Information Transmission via Molecular Communication in Astrobiological Environments	4
Translation as a Biosignature	4
Detectability of Surface Biosignatures for Directly Imaged Rocky Exoplanets	4
Solid-State Single-Molecule Sensing with the Electronic Life-Detection Instrument for Enceladus/Europa (ELIE)	4
Cold-Water CO 2 Geysers as Ocean World Plume Analogs: Investigation of Habitability Indicators in Crystal and Champagne Geysers Pre- and Posteruption	4
In Memoriam: David Hochberg February 3, 1957–December 30, 2023	4
A Method to Increase and Document the Impact of Astrobiology Education and Public Outreach	4
Survival of Environment-Derived Opportunistic Bacterial Pathogens to Martian Conditions: Is There a Concern for Human Missions to Mars?	4
Unavoidable Extinctions in Ecosystems of Extreme Isolation	4
Ribose Accumulation in Borate-Rich Prebiotic Environments	4
Remote Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Bacterial Growths in Carbonate Rocks in a Mars-like Atmosphere	4
Freshwater and Evaporite Brine Compositions on Hadean Earth: Priming the Origins of Life	3
The Raman Active Vibrational Modes of Anthraquinones	3
Confidence of Life Detection: The Problem of Unconceived Alternatives	3
Impact of Various Inactivation Approaches on Surrogate Proteinaceous Particles for Sample Return Missions	3
A Novel Abiotic Pathway for Phosphine Synthesis over Acidic Dust in Venus' Atmosphere	3
Ice Transit and Performance Analysis for Cryorobotic Subglacial Access Missions on Earth and Europa	3
Chapter 6: The Breadth and Limits of Life on Earth	3
Planetary Protection Assessment of Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG)–Powered Landed Missions to Ocean Worlds: Application to Enceladus	3
Life Detection on Icy Moons Using Flow Cytometry and Intrinsically Fluorescent Biomolecules	3
Assessing the Earliest Evidence for Life in the Geologic and Genomic Records	3
On the Possibility of an Artificial Origin for ‘Oumuamua	3
Identifying Amino Acid Isomers with Mass Spectrometry on Icy Ocean Moons	3
A Microbial Survival Model for the Permanently Shadowed Regions of the Moon Shows Long-Term Survival of Terrestrial Microbial Contamination	3
Sterilization of Stainless-Steel Surfaces Using Ultraviolet Radiation Produced by Light-Emitting Diodes	3
Life Detection Knowledge Base: A Community Tool for Knowledge Management and Representation	3
Timing and Likelihood of the Origin of Life Derived from Post-Impact Highly Reducing Atmospheres	3
The Concept of Life on Venus Informs the Concept of Habitability	3
Planning Implications Related to Sterilization-Sensitive Science Investigations Associated with Mars Sample Return (MSR)	3
Communicating Discoveries in the Search for Life in the Universe Workshop Report	3
Microbial Communities in Saltpan Sediments Show Tolerance to Mars Analog Conditions, but Susceptibility to Chloride and Perchlorate Toxicity	3
The Origin of Life: What Is the Question?	3
Beyond Homochirality: Computer Modeling Hints of Heterochiral Proteins in Early and Extraterrestrial Life	3
Variable and Large Losses of Diagnostic Biomarkers After Simulated Cosmic Radiation Exposure in Clay- and Carbonate-Rich Mars Analog Samples	3
Origin of Silicate Spherules and Geochemistry of Re and Platinum-Group Elements Within Microfossil-Bearing Archean Chert from the 3.4 Ga Strelley Pool Formation, Western Australia	3