Chemical, molecular, isotopic, or morphological feature that indicates the presence of extant or extinct life, as we know it.
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ASEN2023 – Pioneering the dissemination of astroscience in sub-Saharan Africa
With such a diverse nature across Africa, how can we collectively create more awareness of astrosciences in the region? Since 2015...NEWSCOSMIC LIFE: Get to know your friendly neighbours today!
A free to attend, science-in-society in-person event in Leeds, UK on Saturday March 18th, 2023. This meeting is open to all and endeavours to shine a spotlight on all things Cosmos related. Featuring presentations by eminent practitioners in the field and highlighting issues such as astronauts in structure space, the microbiology of extreme environments,establishing a SETI capability in the UK and asking the question What Isn’t Life?NEWSMulti-instrumental study of a 162173Ryugu Sample (Hayabusa-2 mission, JAXA)
A dark, so-called carbonaceous asteroid, was recently sampled for the first time. History was made when the sampling spacecraft (Hayabusa-2) travelled...NEWSGoldschmidt Mentor & Grant Programmes 2023
MENTOR PROGRAMME: Designed for novice conference attendees, students, and early career scientists, mentees will be matched one-and-one with an experienced scientist...
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Morphology of Meteorite Surfaces Ablated by High-Power Lasers: Review and Applications
Under controlled laboratory conditions, lasers represent a source of energy with well-defined parameters suitable for mimicking phenomena such as ablation, disintegration,...ARTICLESSeeking out Moon and Mars superoxides for oxygen farming
The dusty faces of the Moon and Mars conceal unseen hazards for future explorers. Areas of highly oxidising material could be...NoRCEL PublicationsMars: New insights and unresolved questions
Mars exploration motivates the search for extraterrestrial life, the development of space technologies, and the design of human missions and habitations....
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The catalytic properties of chondritic meteorites and their role in the origin of life in Nitrogen- and water-rich environments (J.M. TRIGO-RODRIGUEZ)
Undifferentiated asteroids and comets are composed by primordial materials that were forming part of the protoplanetary disk. Some of the most...Conference TalksPrebiotic synthesis initiated in formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide by laser plasma simulating high-velocity impacts (Martin FERUS)
It is well known that hydrogen cyanide and formamide can universally be considered as key molecules in prebiotic synthesis. Despite the...Conference TalksA Clamping Domain Facilitates Processivity and Promoter Recognition in an RNA Polymerase Ribozyme (Razvan COJOCARU)
The “RNA World” proposes that early in evolution RNA could have served both as the carrier of genetic information and as...
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The prime aim and objectives of the 'Network of Researchers on the Chemical Evolution of Life' are to promote and disseminate research information relating to the chemical evolution of life on the Earth, from the advent of prebiotic chemistry through to the emergence of the cellular life forms, namely Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya.
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