Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Gypsum as a repository of extinct and extant biosignatures at Salar de Pajonales, northern Chile

in Astrobiology

C. Tebes-Cayo
C. Demergasso
Ó. Cabestrero
G. Chong
D. Carrizo
L. Sánchez-García
V. Parro
K. Warren-Rhodes
Nathalie Cabrol
A. Echeverría-Vega

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1693302

675 views

Review

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Prebiotic chemistry and origin of living beings: current state, scientific perspectives and (bio)ethical issues

in Astrobiology

Rodrigo Siqueira-Batista
Ricardo Alves-Ferreira
Rafaela Lacerda Pedra Maroca-de-Avelar
Maria Isabel Cristina Batista Mayrink
Eugênio Silva
Felipe Gómez

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1682489

941 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Chemistry of the origins of life: how prebiotic chemistry can be approached by computational quantum methods

in Astrobiology

Ana Luiza Quilici
Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa
Ataualpa Albert Carmo Braga

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

303 views

Review

Accepted on 21 Jan 2026

The interplay between magmatic and sedimentary processes on Noachian Mars and its implications for habitability

in Astrobiology

Tuhi Saumya
James J Wray

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

305 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Directed information panspermia as a possible method of interstellar communication

in Astrobiology

Sh. M. Kocharyan

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2026.1721171

876 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Jan 2026

Quantitative stratigraphic volume of Martian lowlands using Noachian crater statistics: new bounds on volcanic effusion and flooding epochs

in Astrobiology

Francesco Salese
Eric Hiatt
Monica Pondrelli
Marc A. Hesse
Matilda Soldano
Alberto G. Fairén

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1675588

1,104 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Jan 2026

Lettuce growth response to increased sodium chloride and reduced potassium concentrations in the nutrient solution at the Plant Characterization Unit

in Astrobiology

Geremia Pellegri
Antonio Pannico
Marco Gatti
Øyvind Mejdell Jakobsen
Norbert Kirchgessner
Stefania De Pascale
Emmanuel Frossard

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

166 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Genotype selection and microbial partnerships influence chickpea establishment in lunar regolith simulant

in Astrobiology

Jessica Atkin
Hikari Skabelund
Elizabeth Pierson
Shuyang Zhen
George J. Vandemark
Terry Gentry

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1670807

1,298 views

Perspective

Published on 21 Nov 2025

The role of magnetite-rich environments in prebiotic chemistry and astrobiology: insights into serpentinization processes on Mars

in Astrobiology

Varsha M. Nair
Sana Hasan Jagmag
Amit Basu Sarbadhikari

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1622043

1,869 views

Mini Review

Published on 24 Oct 2025

Europa’s ocean: potential for extraterrestrial chemoautotrophy

in Astrobiology

Emory G. Barrett
Richard A. Lutz

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1694079

3,601 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Local-NPDR: a novel variable importance method for explainable machine learning and false discovery diagnosis for ocean worlds biosignatures

in Astrobiology

Lily A. Clough
Jonathan D. Major
Lauren M. Seyler
Victoria Da Poian
Bethany P. Theiling
Brett A. McKinney

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1651953

1,967 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Alien Carousel: In Situ life detection on icy moons with a single-actuator holographic microfluidic platform

in Astrobiology

M. F. L. Meersman
S. M. Cazaux
J. Jovanova

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1635332

2,495 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

The potential of far-red light-acclimating cyanobacteria to support sustainable outposts on Mars

in Astrobiology

Isabel Santos de Sousa
Giorgia Di Stefano
Andrea D’Agostino
Costanza Maria Martella
Antonio Chirico
Gabriele Rigano
Loredana Santo
Daniela Billi

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1658632

2,205 views

Editorial

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Editorial: Exploring frontiers: astroparticle, space science and public health for future crewed space missions

in Astrobiology

Alessandro Bartoloni
Gianluca Cavoto
Cristina Consolandi
Nan Ding
Christopher D. Porada
Feng Ru Tang
Lidia Strigari

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1634483

2,246 views

Review

Published on 21 May 2025

Multiscale astrobiology with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time

in Astrobiology

Andjelka B. Kovačević
Nigel J. Mason
Aleksandra Ćiprijanović

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1594485

5,291 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 01 May 2025

Protection of liposomes by ferric salts against the UV damage and its implications for the origin of life

in Astrobiology

Ben Turner
Kevin Wu
Gennady Fiksel
Vladimir Subbotin

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1566396

2,814 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 19 Mar 2025

An exploration of origin of life for exoplanetary science

in Astrobiology

Finnegan Keller
Tiffany Kataria
Laura M. Barge
Pin Chen
Yuk Yung
Jessica M. Weber

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1544426

7,457 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Feb 2025

The search for ancient life on Mars using morphological and mass spectrometric analysis: an analog study in detecting microfossils in Messinian gypsum

in Astrobiology

Youcef Sellam
Salome Gruchola
Marek Tulej
Peter Keresztes Schmidt
Andreas Riedo
Sofiane Meddane
Peter Wurz

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2025.1503042

8,180 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2025

Application of chemotactic behavior for life detection

in Astrobiology

Max Riekeles
Vincent Bruder
Nicholas Adams
Berke Santos
Dirk Schulze-Makuch

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2024.1490090

5,285 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 23 Oct 2024

Grapevines grown from canes having spent 10 months in space: study of their downy mildew susceptibility

in Astrobiology

David Taillis
Aleksandra Burdziej
Charlyne Bautista
Ferdinand W. M. Haag
Michael Lebert
Stéphanie Cluzet

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2024.1415376

2,549 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Sep 2024

Phosphorus availability from olivine for biospheres

in Astrobiology

Josh Abbatiello
John E. Henson
Matthew Pasek

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2024.1441187

2,310 views
3 citations

Perspective

Published on 23 Aug 2024

Discriminating between extinct and extant life detection: implications for future Mars missions

in Astrobiology

Katherine A. Dzurilla
Bronwyn L. Teece

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2024.1452362

3,504 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 14 Aug 2024

Icy ocean worlds - astrobiology research in Germany

in Astrobiology

Fabian Klenner
Mickael Baqué
Kristina Beblo-Vranesevic
Janine Bönigk
Marc S. Boxberg
Bernd Dachwald
Ilya Digel
Andreas Elsaesser
Clemens Espe
Oliver Funke

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2024.1422898

9,458 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2024

Taphonomy of biosignatures in carbonate nodules from the Mars-analog Qaidam Basin: constraints from microscopic, spectroscopic, and geochemical analyses

in Astrobiology

Yan Chen
Zongjun Yin
Wei Lin

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2024.1291847

2,549 views
1 citation

122 articles

articles

Gypsum as a repository of extinct and extant biosignatures at Salar de Pajonales, northern Chile

Prebiotic chemistry and origin of living beings: current state, scientific perspectives and (bio)ethical issues

Chemistry of the origins of life: how prebiotic chemistry can be approached by computational quantum methods

The interplay between magmatic and sedimentary processes on Noachian Mars and its implications for habitability

Directed information panspermia as a possible method of interstellar communication

Quantitative stratigraphic volume of Martian lowlands using Noachian crater statistics: new bounds on volcanic effusion and flooding epochs

Lettuce growth response to increased sodium chloride and reduced potassium concentrations in the nutrient solution at the Plant Characterization Unit

Genotype selection and microbial partnerships influence chickpea establishment in lunar regolith simulant

The role of magnetite-rich environments in prebiotic chemistry and astrobiology: insights into serpentinization processes on Mars

Europa’s ocean: potential for extraterrestrial chemoautotrophy

Local-NPDR: a novel variable importance method for explainable machine learning and false discovery diagnosis for ocean worlds biosignatures

Alien Carousel: In Situ life detection on icy moons with a single-actuator holographic microfluidic platform

The potential of far-red light-acclimating cyanobacteria to support sustainable outposts on Mars

Editorial: Exploring frontiers: astroparticle, space science and public health for future crewed space missions

Multiscale astrobiology with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time

Protection of liposomes by ferric salts against the UV damage and its implications for the origin of life

An exploration of origin of life for exoplanetary science

The search for ancient life on Mars using morphological and mass spectrometric analysis: an analog study in detecting microfossils in Messinian gypsum

Application of chemotactic behavior for life detection

Grapevines grown from canes having spent 10 months in space: study of their downy mildew susceptibility

Phosphorus availability from olivine for biospheres

Discriminating between extinct and extant life detection: implications for future Mars missions

Icy ocean worlds - astrobiology research in Germany

Taphonomy of biosignatures in carbonate nodules from the Mars-analog Qaidam Basin: constraints from microscopic, spectroscopic, and geochemical analyses