NASA Astrobiology Institute

Recent papers from NASA Astrobiology Institute

1. PSI photoinhibition and protection at low temperatures and in fluctuating light: An 30 ecophysiological vista2026
2. John Michael HayesBiographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society · 2026
3. pyEDITH : the coronagraphic exposure time calculator for the Habitable Worlds ObservatoryRAS Techniques and Instruments · 2026
4. Wavelength Requirements for Life Detection via Reflected Light Spectroscopy of Rocky ExoplanetsAstrobiology · 2026
5. 8-Bit Fluids2026
6. 1-Bit Fluids2026
7. Influence of chemical and morphological properties on the mid-infrared refractive indices of Titan aerosol analogsAstronomy and Astrophysics · 2026
8. Milky Way Atlas: A radial-velocity-resolved, three-dimensional map of H  i within 1.25 kpcMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2026
9. VNIR–mid-IR spectral signatures of abiotic and biogenic mixed-cation carbonates: implications for carbonate detection and biosignature assessment on MarsIcarus · 2026
10. Dark Land Surfaces Allow for Refugia That Could Support Photosynthetic Life on the Surface of Snowball EarthJournal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2026
11. Life Detection in the Martian Subsurface: Advancements in Microbial Metabolic Research Under Mars Laboratory and Field-Analog Conditions since VikingAstrobiology · 2026
12. Algebraic Universality of the Symbiotic Hamiltonian: A Shared Ising Operator Across Atomic Condensates and a Spaceflight Transcriptomic Module2026
13. Optical polarization variability and its relation to γ -ray activity in blazarsAstronomy and Astrophysics · 2026
14. A Search for Supermassive Black Hole Binary Candidates in 46 yr Radio Light Curves of 83 BlazarsSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
15. Microtubules are ‘Fractal Time Crystals’: Implications for Life and ConsciousnessJournal of Consciousness Studies · 2026
16. Group I introns in tRNA genes of PatescibacteriamSystems · 2026
17. Teaching by imagining Life Beyond Us : Science fiction for outreach and educationProceedings of the International Astronomical Union · 2024
18. The Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical and Climate Impact Project (ACCLIP): An OverviewJournal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2025
19. Evolutionary Flexibility of Ribosome Biogenesis in BacteriaMolecular Biology and Evolution · 2025
20. Methanotrophy Under Extreme Alkalinity in a Serpentinizing System2025