NOT ALL SUB-NEPTUNE EXOPLAMEST HAVE MAGMA OCEANS Researchers used internal structure modeling of surface conditions within the sub-Neptune population across a range of parameters. They find that a significant portion of the population may lack magma oceans: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

NEW INSIGHTS ON THE FORMATIONS OF BUCKMINSTERFULLERENES IN SPACE pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

THE MOLECULAR INVENTORY of TAURUS MOLECULAR CLOUD (TMC-1) WITH GOTHAM OBSERVATIONS Spectral line surveys of the TMC-1 cloud have led to the detection of more than 100 new molecular species, making it the most prolific source of interstellar molecular discoveries. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

NEXT SPACE HUMANITIES SEMINAR The next Space Humanities Seminar will be on Thursday 30th October at 15-17 CET: Christopher Cowie, University of Durham "Knowledge via Eliminative Abduction in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life” The seminar will take place via Zoom: lu-se.zoom.us/j/67859990151

MAYAN METHOD TO PREDICT ECLIPSES A paper in Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... explores how ancient Mayan calendar specialists designed a predictive eclipse table, revising a century of interpretation.

The RED school will take place in Le Teich (33) from March 15th to 21st, 2026. Its objective is to offer an interdisciplinary training in astrobiology to students and young scientists. Registration for the 2026 edition is now open until December 14, 2025: red-astrobiology.fr

The EGU General Assembly will take place from 3 -8 May 2026. There are several astrobiology-related sessions. Please consider submitting an abstract to these sessions. Abstract submission will start on 22 October. Check out the session titles at: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...

MACHINE LEARNING IN ASTROBIOLOGY Read more at: arxiv.org/pdf/2510.08636

THE INTERSTELLAR HERITAGE OF COMETS Comets have similar compositions to interstellar medium ices, suggesting at least some of their molecules maybe inherited from them. To investigate this, researchers have compared the composition of comets to that of a protostellar region: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.20530

EXPLORING SUB_NEPTUNES WITH JWST Researchers surveyed JWST observations and atmospheric inferences of sub-Neptunes, which provide key insights into their atmospheric processes, internal structures, surface conditions, formation pathways and potential habitability. arxiv.org/abs/2509.19247

🎬 BEACON 2025 Aftermovie is here! 🌍✨ Catch the highlights from the conference in Reykjavík; keynotes, posters, outreach events, and Icelandic excursions. 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/sI6hlAquCHk?... 🔗 See more and explore the gallery: europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon25-ret...

Who am I going to see in Iceland this summer?!?! 👽💙

Oh wow, this sounds amazing!

🚀 BEACON 2025 registration is LIVE! 🌍✨ Join us 1–5 July 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland for the Biennial European Astrobiology Conference! ⏳ Abstract deadline: 15 Feb 2025 🎟️ Register now: t.ly/anWQB #BEACON2025 #Astrobiology

SUMMER SCHOOL: TRACES OF EARLY LIFE Join the European Astrobiology Institute’s “Traces of Early Life” Summer School, held from 3rd to 13th June 2025, at the Stirling University in Scotland. europeanastrobiology.eu/summer-schoo... Application deadline is 1 March 2025!

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE BIENNIAL EUROPEAN ASTROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE (BEACON) IN ICELAND (1-5 July 2025) Please see the conference website europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon-25-ho... for further information and abstract submission.

In May, the next EAI Summer School will take place in beautiful Florence. Check your calendars for the 20th to 24th of May! Registration will open soon! florenceastrobio.wixsite.com/school

Have you already seen our upcoming events for 2024? Here is the link to an overview of our summerschools and workshops: europeanastrobiology.eu/eai-upcoming...

Atmospheres in the TRAPPIST-1 System Should be Long Gone Imagine exploring a system of life-rich worlds within easy traveling distance of each other. It’s a wonderful dream, but as a new study shows it isn’t likely that life exists in the system. astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/atmosph...

Mimas’ Surprise: Tiny Moon Holds Young Ocean beneath Icy Shell Hidden beneath the heavily cratered surface of Mimas, one of Saturn’s smallest moons lies a secret: a global ocean of liquid water. More: astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/mimas-s...

Sensing the bactericidal and bacteriostatic antimicrobial mode of action using Raman-Deuterium stable isotope probing (DSIP) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.12.579891v1

Vitamin B12 variants structure soil microbial communities despite soil's vast reservoir of B12. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.12.580003v1

🚨👀 Nature is recruiting a new Astronomy Editor for the first time in apparently 30 years 🤯 jobregister.aas.org/ad/e6db3b5e 🔭

How do I become an astrobiologist? In this episode of the EAI seminar series, three early career astrobiologists working in different fields of this thrilling scientific field will give you an insight into the amazing world of being an astrobiologist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmkW...

Morgen Abend bei Astro & Co: Georgios Filippos Paraschos vom Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie verrät uns, was wir über die Entstehung der Jets Schwarzer Löcher lernen können, wenn das Event-Horizon-Teleskop die Radiogalaxie Perseus A ins Visier nimmt www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUoJ...

Macrolactin A Is an Inhibitor of Protein Biosynthesis in Bacteria https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.10.575802v1

#Geomorphica had a busy 2023, formalising our collaboration with #IAG and opening for submissions in June. Since then, we have received 6 manuscripts (and look forward to receiving more in 2024!). Our summary of activities in 2023 is now available at www.geomorph.org/geomorphica-...

Applications are open for this year's International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) - a three-week long summer camp for young people aged 16 to 24 from all over the world - taking place 4-24 August 2024 in Germany! Application deadline: 17 March 🔭 More info: iayc.org/nextcamp/

Have you missed one of our EAI seminars? André Antunes talked about the topic: Astrobiology and Space Biotechnology: Research Highlights from the Chinese State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences You can watch the seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CucU...

Ihr habt vor Weihnachten nochmal Lust auf eine interaktive Reise durch das Universum in unserem Planetarium? Dann hätten wir da was für euch - am Freitag um 17 Uhr: ztix.de/hp/events/18...

Water Content Of Rocky Exoplanets In The Habitable Zone astrobiology.com/2023/12/wate... #Astrobiology #exoplanet

Possibilities For Methanogenic And Acetogenic Life In A Molecular Cloud astrobiology.com/2023/12/poss... #Astrobiology #microbiology #interstellar

Germ granule compartments coordinate specialized small RNA production https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.04.570003v1

Using transcriptomic and population genomic analyses, map-based cloning, and functional characterizations, Ren et al. explore post-transcriptional regulation of grain weight and shape by the RBP-A-J-K complex in rice. #PlantScience onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

These Away Teams Are Building The Largest Knowledge Graph Of Life On Earth astrobiology.com/2023/12/thes... #astrobiology #genomics #biodiversity #BaseCampResearch @Basecamp_Res

The absence of yeast Pex23 and Pex29 results in a mitochondrial fusion defect https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.05.570083v1

Exploring the limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives phys.org/news/2023-12...

Saturn's icy moon may hold the building blocks of life phys.org/news/2023-12...

NEW WORKSHOP FROM NASA ASTROBIOLOGY COMMUNICATING DISCOVERIES IN THE SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE Application Deadline: November 15, 2023 LIMITED SEATS Register here for more details: apply.knowinnovation.com/cdslu/ #Astrobiology #ScienceCommunication #SciComm @NASAAstrobio

Minimalist Or Maximalist? The Life Of A Microbe A Mile Underground astrobiology.com/2023/11/mini... #astrobiology #extremophile #biophysics #microbiology

Dragonfly Astrobiology Mission To Proceed With Final Mission Design Work astrobiology.com/2023/11/drag... #astrobiology #dragonfly #NASA #JHUAPL #Titan

pH selects for distinct N2O-reducing microbiomes in tropical soil microcosms https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.29.569236v1

Exploring the molecular composition of the multipass translocon in its native membrane environment https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.28.569136v1

The Combination of Oxygen and Methane Could Reveal the Presence of Life on Another World In searching for life in the universe, a field known as astrobiology, scientists rely on Earth as a template for biological and evolutionary processes. phys.org/news/2023-10... #science #astrobiology

Have you missed one of our EAI seminars ❓  Making Habitable Worlds: An Astrochemical Perspective By Dmitry Semenov, MPIA, Germany You can watch the seminar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W4X...

Check out this interesting paper: Moving to Mars: The Feasibility and Desirability of Mars Settlements www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Proteomic mapping of macrophages in response to the clearance of apoptotic cells reveals a unique reprogramming profile. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.23.567533v1

E3 ligases RNF43 and ZNRF3 display differential specificity for endocytosis of Frizzled family members https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.23.568206v1

StayGold Photostability under Different Illumination Modes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.23.568490v1