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Detecting microbiology in the upper atmosphere: relative-velocity filtered sampling
Arjun Berera, Daniel J. Brener, Charles S. Cockell
The purpose of this paper is to re-open from a practical perspective the question of the extent in altitude of the Earth's biosphere. We make a number of different suggestions for…
Mars: new insights and unresolved questions
Hitesh G. Changela, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Andre Antunes +33
Mars exploration motivates the search for extraterrestrial life, the development of space technologies, and the design of human missions and habitations. Here we seek new insights…
Habitability Models for Planetary Sciences
Abel Méndez, Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín, Dirk Schulze-Makuch +32
Habitability has been generally defined as the capability of an environment to support life. Ecologists have been using Habitat Suitability Models (HSMs) for more than four decades…
Enabling martian habitability with silica aerogel via the solid-state greenhouse effect
R. Wordsworth, L. Kerber, C. Cockell
The low temperatures and high ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels at the surface of Mars today currently preclude the survival of life anywhere except perhaps in limited subsurface n…
Life Beyond the Solar System: Remotely Detectable Biosignatures
Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Nancy Y. Kiang, Niki Parenteau +38
For the first time in human history, we will soon be able to apply the scientific method to the question "Are We Alone?" The rapid advance of exoplanet discovery, planetary systems…
The Astrobiology of the Anthropocene
Jacob Haqq-Misra, Sanjoy Som, Brendan Mullan +9
Human influence on the biosphere has been evident at least since the development of widespread agriculture, and some stratigraphers have suggested that the activities of modern civ…