Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Original Research

Published on 02 Aug 2021

Influence of Martian Radiation-like Conditions on the Growth of Secale cereale and Lepidium sativum

in Astrobiology

N. Tack
G.W.W. Wamelink
A.G. Denkova
M. Schouwenburg
H. Hilhorst
H.T. Wolterbeek
P.W. Goedhart

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.665649

21,353 views
6 citations

Review

Published on 23 Jul 2021

Chlorella Vulgaris Photobioreactor for Oxygen and Food Production on a Moon Base—Potential and Challenges

in Astrobiology

Gisela Detrell

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.700579

24,650 views
35 citations

Perspective

Published on 19 Jul 2021

Towards a Biomanufactory on Mars

in Astrobiology

Aaron J. Berliner
Jacob M. Hilzinger
Anthony J. Abel
Matthew J. McNulty
George Makrygiorgos
Nils J. H. Averesch
Soumyajit Sen Gupta
Alexander Benvenuti
Daniel F. Caddell
Stefano Cestellos-Blanco

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.711550

24,527 views
60 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Jul 2021

The Peak Absorbance Wavelength of Photosynthetic Pigments Around Other Stars From Spectral Optimization

in Astrobiology

Owen R. Lehmer
David C. Catling
Mary N. Parenteau
Nancy Y. Kiang
Tori M. Hoehler

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.689441

16,480 views
26 citations

Perspective

Published on 30 Jun 2021

Choice of Microbial System for In-Situ Resource Utilization on Mars

in Astrobiology

Nils Jonathan Helmuth Averesch

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.700370

11,696 views
29 citations

Review

Published on 24 Jun 2021

Space Aquaculture: Prospects for Raising Aquatic Vertebrates in a Bioregenerative Life-Support System on a Lunar Base

in Astrobiology

Cyrille Przybyla

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.699097

14,306 views
22 citations

Review

Published on 18 Jun 2021

Optimizing Nitrogen Fixation and Recycling for Food Production in Regenerative Life Support Systems

in Astrobiology

Noah J. Langenfeld
Paul Kusuma
Tyler Wallentine
Craig S. Criddle
Lance C. Seefeldt
Bruce Bugbee

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.699688

14,392 views
27 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2021

Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Forward and Backward Microbial Contamination in a Mars Analog Mission

in Astrobiology

Yael Yair
Leah Reshef
Camelia Shopen-Gochev
Gal Yoffe
Gil Azulay
Oded Aharonson
Reut Sorek-Abramovich

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.589147

4,273 views
5 citations

Editorial

Published on 04 Mar 2021

Editorial: Astrobiology of Mars, Europa, Titan and Enceladus - Most Likely Places for Alien Life

in Astrobiology

Isik Kanik
Jean-Pierre Paul de Vera

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2021.643268

13,118 views
8 citations

Editorial

Published on 18 Jan 2021

Editorial: Presentations at the 4th Workshop of the German Astrobiological Society (DAbG) on Astrobiology, 26–27 September 2019, Vienna, Austria

in Astrobiology

Tetyana Milojevic
Rosa De La Torre Noetzel
Oliver Strbak
Dirk Schulze-Makuch

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.634989

2,388 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Nov 2020

Detection of Microorganisms in Low-Temperature Water Environments by in situ Generation of Biogenic Nanoparticles

in Astrobiology

Dmitry A. Skladnev
Lina V. Vasilyeva
Yulia Yu. Berestovskaya
Oleg R. Kotsyurbenko
Sergei V. Kalenov
Vladimir V. Sorokin

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00059

4,358 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Nov 2020

Multiscale and Correlative Analytical Electron Microscopy of Extraterrestrial Minerals

in Astrobiology

Mihaela Albu
Harald Fitzek
David Moser
Gerald Kothleitner
Ferdinand Hofer

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.544331

4,951 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Nov 2020

UV Irradiation and Near Infrared Characterization of Laboratory Mars Soil Analog Samples

in Astrobiology

Teresa Fornaro
John R. Brucato
Giovanni Poggiali
Maria Angela Corazzi
Malgorzata Biczysko
Maguy Jaber
Dionysis I. Foustoukos
Robert M. Hazen
Andrew Steele

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.539289

7,650 views
23 citations

Review

Published on 13 Nov 2020

Planetary Protection in the New Space Era: Science and Governance

in Astrobiology

Thomas Cheney
Christopher Newman
Karen Olsson-Francis
Scott Steele
Victoria Pearson
Simon Lee

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.589817

15,409 views
21 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2020

Reactivity of Cyanide at Water-Ice Interfaces: Implications for the Search for Organics on Icy Worlds

in Astrobiology

Margarita R. Marín-Yaseli
Elena González-Toril
Marta Ruiz-Bermejo

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.519017

4,103 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2020

There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom: Low Radiation as a Biological Extreme

in Astrobiology

Jennifer Wadsworth
Charles S. Cockell
Alexander StJ Murphy
Athoy Nilima
Sean Paling
Emma Meehan
Christopher Toth
Paul Scovell
Leander Cascorbi

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00050

5,887 views
22 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Aug 2020

Desiccation of the Extreme Thermoacidophile Metallosphaera sedula Grown on Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Materials

in Astrobiology

Denise Kölbl
Amir Blazevic
Mihaela Albu
Christoph Fasching
Tetyana Milojevic

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00041

4,125 views
5 citations

Review

Published on 06 Aug 2020

Returning Samples From Enceladus for Life Detection

in Astrobiology

Marc Neveu
Ariel D. Anbar
Alfonso F. Davila
Daniel P. Glavin
Shannon M. MacKenzie
Charity M. Phillips-Lander
Brent Sherwood
Yoshinori Takano
Peter Williams
Hajime Yano

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00026

19,963 views
56 citations

Perspective

Published on 30 Jul 2020

Planetary Analog Field Operations as a Learning Tool

in Astrobiology

Gernot Groemer
Seda Ozdemir

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00032

5,127 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2020

Biomarker Preservation and Survivability Under Extreme Dryness and Mars-Like UV Flux of a Desert Cyanobacterium Capable of Trehalose and Sucrose Accumulation

in Astrobiology

Claudia Fagliarone
Alessandro Napoli
Salvatore Chiavarini
Mickael Baqué
Jean-Pierre de Vera
Daniela Billi

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00031

5,959 views
28 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 08 Jul 2020

Cultivation With Powdered Meteorite (NWA 1172) as the Substrate Enhances Low-Temperature Preservation of the Extreme Thermoacidophile Metallosphaera sedula

in Astrobiology

Tetyana Milojevic
Ziga Zebec
Mario P. Schimak

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00037

4,257 views
5 citations

Mini Review

Published on 24 Jun 2020

CO2: A Small Ubiquitous Molecule With a Lot of Astrochemical Debate Attached

in Astrobiology

Jan Hendrik Bredehöft

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00033

5,199 views
6 citations

Mini Review

Published on 23 Jun 2020

Bacterial Growth at Low Pressure: A Short Review

in Astrobiology

Cyprien Verseux

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00030

21,497 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2020

Ultraviolet Photoprocessing of Glycine Adsorbed on Various Space-Relevant Minerals

in Astrobiology

Giovanni Poggiali
Teresa Fornaro
Simone Potenti
Maria Angela Corazzi
John Robert Brucato

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

doi 10.3389/fspas.2020.00018

6,456 views
19 citations