NASA Planetary Science – Grok via Astrobiology.com Editor’s note: on 16 January 2026 NASA Planetary Science Division Director Louise M. Prockter: distributed this letter “The Future of the Planetary Science Analysis and
NASA Planetary Science – Grok via Astrobiology.com Editor’s note: on 16 January 2026 NASA Planetary Science Division Director Louise M. Prockter: distributed this letter “The Future of the Planetary Science Analysis and
Microbiology & Virology Status Report biorxiv.org January 19, 2026 Schematic drawing of a Fiersviridae (formely Leviviridae) virion (cross section and side view) ViralZone, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics: Levivirus CC
Chemostratigraphic column of the WN2 drill core. δ15N and TOC data were from Chang et al. (2019). Orange shaded areas represent two photic anoxia intervals identified based on δ15N signatures
Logos of EANA (left, designed by Katarina Eriksson in 2015) and AbGradE (right, designed by Sean McMahon in 2014). Since its foundation in 2001, EANA (European Astrobiology Network Association, http://www.eana-net.eu/)
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NASA DARES 2025 Introduction: NASA sponsored Astrobiology research focuses on three basic questions: How does life begin and evolve? Does life exist elsewhere in the Universe? How do we search
One of the most stubborn issues in cosmology today concerns the universe’s rate of expansion. Scientists know it’s expanding, but defining the rate of that expansion is challenging. The rate
For the first time in 25 years of continuous crewed operations, an astronaut has been medically evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-11 mission ended when a SpaceX
Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, will be an absolutely critical technology for any long-term settlement on another world. Its ability to take a generic input, such as
Jared Isaacman made something unmistakably clear during his confirmation hearing as NASA Administrator: time is not on America’s side. The United States is no longer alone in deep space ambition,






