Happy International Languages Day! In languages spoken by the team and some of our collaborators: Welsh: Astrobioleg Norwegian: astrobiologi Greek: Αστροβιολογία Hindi and Sanskrit: खगोल-जीव विज्ञान Hungarian: asztrobiológia Italian: astrobiologia #InternationalLanguages #Astrobiology 1/2

World Space Week 2025 is nearly here We’ve got talks, videos & more exploring careers, ethics & planetary protection. Join us all week to celebrate space! Event details: stem.open.ac.uk/events #WorldSpaceWeek #SpaceForEveryone

New study by Dr Nisha Ramkissoon shows Europa’s ocean chemistry is more strongly influenced by accreted volatiles—especially cometary materials—than by its rocky interior, with implications for habitability and future space missions. 👉 buff.ly/Hke1twH #Europa #Astrobiology #SpaceScience

Paper out today in Space Policy! An academic riff on Christopher Stone’s seminal environmental law paper “Should Trees have Standing?” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... first paper of my postdoc 💪🏼

It was an absolute joy to attend this morning's @openuniversity.bsky.social graduation! Congratulations to all who graduated - including our very own #GraceRichards We’re very proud of you! #OUFamily @ougradsch.bsky.social #SPS #OUSTEM 🍾🥂🍾

Want to work in space but not keen on zero gravity? Join us Fri 10 Oct, 13:00–14:00 BST for a live talk on space careers beyond astronauts. Registration required Details: stem.open.ac.uk/events #SpaceCareers #WorldSpaceWeek

Great to have Prof Mark Sephton (Imperial) giving a seminar on “The Bayesian statistical approach to planetary protection.” A fascinating look at a data-driven approach to safeguarding other worlds and an inspirational review of his research career! #Astrobiology #PlanetaryProtection #SpaceScience

What if we do find life beyond Earth? Explore "What is Astrobiology Ethics?" with Dr Emma Puranen in our YouTube talk: Available: Tuesday 7 October #Astrobiology #SpaceEthics #WorldSpaceWeek

Ready to learn something out of this world? Celebrate National Adult Learners Week by exploring our FREE online resources! No experience needed — just curiosity! 👉 open.edu/openlearn/astrobiology #AdultLearnersWeek #Astrobiology #FreeLearning #LifelongLearning #OnlineCourses #LearnForFree

World Space Week 2025 is nearly here We’ve got talks, videos & more exploring careers, ethics & planetary protection. Join us all week to celebrate space! 4 - 10 October Full details and registration info coming soon. #WorldSpaceWeek #SpaceForEveryone

Today at #EPSCDPS2025 - Jessie is presenting her PhD work exploring how ice grain size affects salt composition in the plumes of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. This work helps us understand how different-sized grains carry different chemical signatures. #Enceladus #Astrobiology #IcyWorlds #SpaceResearch

Today at #EPSCDPS2025 - Grace, one of our Alumni, presented a poster on her PhD work simulating how Saturn’s magnetosphere affects the icy surface of Enceladus. The research helps us understand how surface chemistry might shape what we see in Enceladus’ plumes #Astrobiology #Enceladus #IcyWorlds

This week is #EPSCDPS2025. Today Rachael is presenting her discovery of a new metastable hydrate of sodium chloride formed by rapid freezing of salty water. A breakthrough in linking surface chemistry to subsurface ocean processes! #PlanetaryScience #Astrobiology #IcyWorlds

Just some of the incredible scenery seen throughout the field trip to Iceland in July! (Group selfie included for the glacier visible in the background - honest!) #fieldwork #Iceland #Sampling #icelandnature

Fieldwork in Iceland, in July (Part 3)! The team are at Geyser (again)! This time sampling at Blesi, Orignal Geyser, Konungshver and Strokkur! Late evening into night sampling of the aerosols and water. With an addition of a gorgeous sunrise at 3.15am! #fieldwork #Iceland #sampling #sunrise

Mark, Angus, Hannah and Mirandah are sampling at Geyser, Iceland! Specifically Strokkur! It erupts (roughly) every nine minutes! A mix of day and night sampling of the aerosols. With the Osaris during the day as well as the Bertin Coriolis Micro samplers over night #fieldwork #Iceland #sampling

Fieldwork in Iceland, in July (Part 1)! The sun (almost) never sets, and the data collection is great! Mark, Angus, Hannah and Mirandah's embark on their fieldwork! Flights, cramming all the equipment in the hire car, to the first field site "spring 4". #fieldwork #iceland #sampling

In July, Mark, Angus and Hannah were joined by Mirandah from @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social in Iceland to collect data to help us understand the icy worlds of the outer Solar System! Angus, explains some of what they got up to and why Iceland is the place to be! #fieldwork #Iceland

🚨 PhD Studentship 🚨 We have a PhD studentship in Analytical Tools within Contamination in Spacecraft & Satellite Industry open for applications Find out more: university.open.ac.uk/employment/n... Deadline: 1 August 17.00

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the final of the series 'What is bad science?' 👇

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the tenth in the series 'Why does the Sun shine?' 👇

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the ninth in the series 'Can we lead a chemical-free life?' 👇

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the eighth in the series 'Are waves everywhere?' 👇

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the seventh in the series 'Does the Earth move beneath your feet?' 👇

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the sixth in the series 'Why does it snow in winter?' 👇

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the fifth in the series 'Why do metals corrode?' 👇

🚨 New OA Paper, led by Julia Semprich 🚨 Semprich, J., Filiberto, J., Weller, M. et al. Metamorphism of Venus as driver of crustal thickness and recycling. Nat Commun 16, 2905 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s414... @astrobiologyou.bsky.social @neil-r-edwards.bsky.social

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the forth in the series 'Could life ever have existed on Mars?' 👇

Congratulations to Prof Geraint (Taff) Morgan on his new role as Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Southampton. We're delighted he'll continue with us and @ou-eees.bsky.social as a Visiting Professor. Good luck Taff! bit.ly/CongratsProf...

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the third in the series 'Why does it snow in winter?' 👉

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the second in the series 'How do you know what is alive?' 👉

If you love science and want to learn more, our colleagues have launched a super video series about the OU's science module S111 Questions in science. Check out the first one 'Can you make a hole in water?' 👉 youtu.be/o2fu37hwah0

🚨PhD Opportunity🚨 We have a UKSA funded PhD - "To the Lifeboats: Fluid inclusions as the last habitable environments on Mars" open for applications now! Closing date 10 April 2025 - 12.00 (midday) university.open.ac.uk/employment/n...

We are SO excited to share the NHM's announcement and are proud to have been part of the process, we can't wait for it to open! Could Life Exist Beyond Earth? Find out in this new exhibition opening at the Natural History Museum on Friday 16 May. nhm.ac.uk/could-life-exist-beyond-earth

If you are interested in hearing from some of our team about whether life is more likely on Mars or on the icy moons of the gas planets, check out our Big Debate!

Did you know some of our researchers have found a possible way to prevent antibiotic resistance, including in MRSA and other hospital infections, using an unexpected source: an old brine bath in Droitwich Spa. To find out more, check out this article

As the ESA Hera asteroid mission flies past Mars and it's moon Deimos, we want to share this amazing video about the other moon of Mars - Phobos! Created by one of our newly completed PhD students Grace buff.ly/Wp5VPWG

As the ESA Hera asteroid mission flies past Mars and it's moon Deimos today, we want to share this amazing video about the other moon of Mars - Phobos! Created by one of our newly completed PhD students Grace buff.ly/Wp5VPWG

As the ESA Hera asteroid mission flies past Mars and it's moon Deimos today, we want to share this amazing video about the other moon of Mars - Phobos! Created by one of our newly completed PhD students Grace buff.ly/Wp5VPWG

As the ESA Hera asteroid mission flies past Mars and it's moon Deimos today, we want to share this amazing video about the other moon of Mars - Phobos! Created by one of our newly completed PhD students Grace buff.ly/Wp5VPWG

Thermochemical models reveal that impacts can create new combinations of minerals, depending on the chemical makeup and redox states of the original rocks To find out more read this paper from Nisha, one of our Research Fellows: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #BSW25 #AdaptAndChange

To mark the five year anniversary of our launch, we are thrilled to share with you the AstrobiologyOU 5 Year Report. bit.ly/Astrobiology... Congratulations and thank you to everyone who’s collaborated, contributed, participated, funded, helped and supported the group!

Today (and everyday) is National Love Your Pet Day!! 🐶🐱❤️ So here are just some of the AstrobiologyOU pets for you all! Albus and Maui, Lottie, Coco Fernandes, Willow Cosmos and Bean, Portia, AJ, Henry Monty, Tony, Joey, Shelby and Mika #PetsOfBluesky

🧵 Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We are proud of all of our team and we have some exceptional women working with us. As a taster, we have some great blog posts from some of our members to share today www5.open.ac.uk/research-gro... #IDWGS2025 1/6

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