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The Water Activity of Mars-relevant Multicomponent Brines: The Changing Influence of Perchlorate on Habitability over Time

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2023
Low water activity limits the habitability of aqueous environments, and salts present on Mars are known to reduce water activity. As environmental brines are not pure solutions of a single salt, predicting their water activity is difficult without direct
Adam H. Stevens, Charles S. Cockell
doaj   +1 more source

Astrobiological Effects of F, G, K and M Main-Sequence Stars

open access: yes, 2008
We focus on the astrobiological effects of photospheric radiation produced by main-sequence stars of spectral types F, G, K, and M. The photospheric radiation is represented by using realistic spectra, taking into account millions or hundred of millions ...
E. F. Guinan   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Physicochemical Parameters Limiting Growth of Debaryomyces hansenii in Solutions of Hygroscopic Compounds and Their Effects on the Habitability of Martian Brines

open access: yesLife, 2021
The availability of liquid water is a prerequisite for all lifeforms on Earth. In hyperarid subzero environments like the Dry Valleys in Antarctica or the near-subsurface of Mars liquid water might be provided temporarily by hygroscopic substances that ...
Jacob Heinz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Constraining climate sensitivity and continental versus seafloor weathering using an inverse geological carbon cycle model

open access: yesNature Communications, 2017
The influence of tectonics, continental weathering, and seafloor weathering in the geological carbon cycle remain unclear. Here, the authors develop a new carbon cycle model and, through comparison with proxy data, critically evaluate the influence of ...
Joshua Krissansen-Totton   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physiological Differentiation within a Single-Species Biofilm Fueled by Serpentinization

open access: yesmBio, 2011
Carbonate chimneys at the Lost City hydrothermal field are coated in biofilms dominated by a single phylotype of archaea known as Lost City Methanosarcinales. In this study, we have detected surprising physiological complexity in single-species biofilms,
William J. Brazelton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crater Observing Bioinspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA)

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.
Crater Observing Bio‐inspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA) is a modular, snake‐inspired robot that addresses the mobility challenges of extraterrestrial exploration sites such as Shackleton Crater. Incorporating snake‐like gaits and tumbling locomotion, COBRA navigates both uneven surfaces and steep crater walls.
Adarsh Salagame   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Cosmos to Intelligent Life: The Four Ages of Astrobiology

open access: yes, 2012
The history of life on Earth and in other potential life-bearing planetary platforms is deeply linked to the history of the universe. Since life as we know it relies on chemical elements forged in dying heavy stars, the universe needs to be old enough ...
Abel   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Global Comparison of Aqueous Geochemistry and Dissolved H2/CH4 in Continental Low Temperature Serpentinization–Influenced Environments

open access: yesHydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 3, March 2026.
Conceptual diagram of hydrological and geochemical processes within the Santa Elena Ophiolite, Costa Rica. It highlights watershed cross‐sections, soil genesis, hyperalkaline Type II waters (pH > 11.6) with calcite crust and trapped H2/CH4 gases, seepage into surface waters, storm‐impacted stream profiles, weathered vs.
Alexandra May   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surface‐Driven Protocell Formation in Geologically Relevant Early Earth Environment

open access: yesChemSystemsChem, Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2026.
Illustration of a prebiotic early‐Earth environment showing cell‐like protocells (blue spheres) and other complex organic molecules (pink and green spheres) distributed across terrestrial surfaces and within subsurface niches. Volcanic landscapes and mineral‐rich substrates provide diverse geochemical settings for the assembly and evolution of ...
Pamela Knoll, Silvia Holler
wiley   +1 more source

Solar Array Technologies for Planetary Science and Astrobiology Missions [PDF]

open access: gold, 2021
Joel Schwartz   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

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