Biolocomotion and Premelting in Ice by Jérémy Vachier , John S. Wettlaufer , John S. Wettlaufer 

“…This phenomena is important in astrobiology, the biosignatures of extremophiles and in terrestrial paleoclimatology.…”
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Hydrocarbon Cycling in the Tokamachi Mud Volcano (Japan): Insights from Isotopologue and Metataxonomic Analyses by Alexis Gilbert, Mayuko Nakagawa, Koudai Taguchi, Naizhong Zhang, Akifumi Nishida, Naohiro Yoshida

“…Understanding hydrocarbon cycling in the subsurface is important in various disciplines including climate science, energy resources and astrobiology. Mud volcanoes provide insights into biogeochemical processes occurring in the subsurface. …”
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Development of Sensitive Methods for the Detection of Minimum Concentrations of DNA on Martian Soil Simulants by Yongda Li, Keith D. Rochfort, David Collins, Konstantinos Grintzalis

“…Due to many extraterrestrial samples, such as meteorites or comets, which are likely to contain very small amounts of biological material, and because the ability to detect this material is crucial for understanding the origin and evolution of life in the universe, the development of assays that can detect DNA at low limits and withstand the rigors of space exploration is a pressing need in the field of astrobiology. In this study, we present a comparison of optimized protocols used for the fast and accurate quantification of DNA using common intercalator dyes. …”
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Bacterial Growth at Low Pressure: A Short Review by Cyprien Verseux

“…Bacterial behavior at low pressures is of relevance to other fields as well, both within astrobiology (e.g., habitability and planetary protection) and outside of it (e.g., aerobiology and food preservation). …”
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Lipid-Assisted Polymerization of Nucleotides by Felix Olasagasti, Sudha Rajamani

“…In particular, the pioneering work in this regard was a publication from 2008 in <i>Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres</i>, <i>The Journal of the International Astrobiology Society</i>, wherein we described the formation of RNA-like oligomers from nucleoside 5&#8217;-monophosphates. …”
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Monitoring the Evolution of Redox Changes in Sediments made Possible by Electrochemical Multilayer Probes by R. Popa, I.C. Moga, K.H. Nealson, V.M. Cimpoiasu

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Seeding the Solar System with Life: Mars, Venus, Earth, Moon, Protoplanets by Joseph Rhawn G., Planchon Olivier, Gibson Carl H., Schild Rudolph

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Unveiling the Subsurface of Late Amazonian Lava Flows at Echus Chasma, on Mars by Federico Mansilla, María-Paz Zorzano, Iraklis Giannakis, Javier Ruiz

“…These kinds of subsurface late Amazonian structures are of interest for astrobiology because they date from the last period when the planet still experienced intense volcanic activity over regions that were previously extensively covered by water.…”
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Thresholds of catastrophe in the Earth system by Rothman, Daniel H.

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AcidopHiles : a not- so-basic life by McPherson, Stephanie M. (Stephanie Mae)

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The Beagle 2 environmental sensors: science goals and instrument description by Towner, M, Patel, MR, Ringrose, T, Zarnecki, J, Pullan, D, Sims, MR, Haapanala, S, Harri, A, Polkko, J, Wilson, C, Zent, A, Quinn, R, Grunthaner, F, Hecht, M, Garry, J

“…Although Beagle 2 has been now declared lost, the scientific goals of an Environmental Sensors Suite still remain a valid target for any future astrobiology orientated missions. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. …”

Planetary protection: an international concern and responsibility by Athena Coustenis, Niklas Hedman, Peter T. Doran, Omar Al Shehhi, Eleonora Ammannito, Masaki Fujimoto, Olivier Grasset, Frank Groen, Alexander G. Hayes, Vyacheslav Ilyin, K. Praveen Kumar, Caroline-Emmanuelle Morisset, Christian Mustin, Karen Olsson-Francis, Jing Peng, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Francois Raulin, Petra Rettberg, Silvio Sinibaldi, Yohey Suzuki, Kanyan Xu, Maxim Zaitsev

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Transcriptional response to prolonged perchlorate exposure in the methanogen Methanosarcina barkeri and implications for Martian habitability by Rachel L. Harris, Andrew C. Schuerger, Wei Wang, Yuri Tamama, Zachary K. Garvin, Tullis C. Onstott

“…Abstract Observations of trace methane (CH4) in the Martian atmosphere are significant to the astrobiology community given the overwhelming contribution of biological methanogenesis to atmospheric CH4 on Earth. …”
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An Orbital Stability Study of the Proposed Companions of SW Lyncis by T. C. Hinse, Jonathan Horner, Robert A. Wittenmyer

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A Statistical Estimation of the Occurrence of Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the Milky Way Galaxy by Xiang Cai, Jonathan H. Jiang, Kristen A. Fahy, Yuk L. Yung

“…In the field of astrobiology, the precise location, prevalence, and age of potential extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) have not been explicitly explored. …”
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First characterization of cultivable extremophile Chroococcidiopsis isolates from a solar panel by Sara Baldanta, Raquel Arnal, Amaya Blanco-Rivero, Govinda Guevara, Juana María Navarro Llorens

“…We conclude that these cyanobacteria can be modified and exploited as candidates for biotechnological purposes, including astrobiology applications.…”
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Río Tinto: A Geochemical and Mineralogical Terrestrial Analogue of Mars by Ricardo Amils, David Fernández-Remolar, the IPBSL Team

“…Two drilling projects, MARTE (Mars Astrobiology Research and Technology Experiment) (2003–2006) and IPBSL (Iberian Pyrite Belt Subsurface Life Detection) (2011–2015), were developed and carried out to provide evidence of subsurface microbial activity and the potential resources that support these activities. …”
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Development of mechanical space thermometer for the Tanpopo mission by Hirofumi HASHIMOTO, Eiichi IMAI, Hajime YANO, Hideyuki WATANABE, Shin-ichi YOKOBORI, Akihiko YAMAGISHI

“…The Tanpopo mission is a multi-year passive exposure experiment for astrobiology exposure and micrometeoroid capture onboard the Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM) at the Japanese Experiment Module ‘Kibo’ (JEM) Exposed Facility (EF) on the International Space Station (ISS). …”
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Effect of stellar activity on the high precision transit light curve by Oshagh, M., Santos, N. C., Boisse, I., Boué, G., Ehrenreich, D., Haghighipour, N., Figueira, P., Santerne, A., Dumusque, X.

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How Thermodynamics Illuminates Population Interactions in Microbial Communities by Mayumi Seto, Yoh Iwasa, Yoh Iwasa

“…The development of a population theory that incorporates thermodynamics offers fundamental ecological insights into subsurface microbial ecosystems, which may be applied to fields of study such as environmental science/engineering, astrobiology, or the microbial ecosystems of the early earth.…”
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