The SPHEREx Instrument: Calibration, Testing And Performance Measurements Of The NIR 2 Spectroscopic Surveyor From The Laboratory To In-orbit Commissioning - Astrobiology The SPHEREx near-infrared space telescope is an all-sky spectroscopic survey mission launched on March 12th, 2025 UTC.

The SPHEREx Instrument: Calibration, Testing And Performance Measurements Of The NIR 2 Spectroscopic Surveyor From The Laboratory To In-orbit Commissioning
astrobiology.com/2026/04/the-... #astrobiology #astronomy #astrochemistry

Dust Evolution During Protoplanetary Disk Bbuildup Enhances CO Ice Relative To Water - Astrobiology Water ice is expected to be the dominant volatile component of bodies formed in the outer Solar System

Dust Evolution During Protoplanetary Disk Bbuildup Enhances CO Ice Relative To Water
astrobiology.com/2026/04/dust... #astrobiology #exoplanet #astrochemistry

Quantifying Building Blocks of Life in Planetary Analog Materials: Implications for Prebiotic Chemistry and Biosignature Identification - Astrobiology Quantifying Building Blocks of Life in Planetary Analog Materials

Quantifying Building Blocks of Life in Planetary Analog Materials: Implications for Prebiotic Chemistry and Biosignature Identification
astrobiology.com/2026/04/quan... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #originoflife

Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES). V. Planetary Parameters Derived from Angular Separation Variations - Astrobiology The Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES)

Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES). V. Planetary Parameters Derived from Angular Separation Variations
astrobiology.com/2026/04/clos... #astrobiology #exoplanet #astrochemistry

Tianwen-2 Target Asteroid (469219) Kamo'oalewa Probably Develops An Itokawa-compositional But Ultra-highly Space-weathered Surface - Astrobiology China's Tianwen-2 mission plans to return samples from Earth quasi-satellite (469219) Kamo'oalewa

Tianwen-2 Target Asteroid (469219) Kamo'oalewa Probably Develops An Itokawa-compositional But Ultra-highly Space-weathered Surface
astrobiology.com/2026/04/tian... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #astrogeology

Did Impacts From Meteors Help Start Life On Earth? - Astrobiology Meteor impacts may have helped spark life on Earth

Did Impacts From Meteors Help Start Life On Earth?
astrobiology.com/2026/04/did-... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #originoflife #Biochemistry

From Space Dust To Protocells: Micrometeorites In Early Cellular Evolution - Astrobiology Solid surfaces have long been considered catalysts in prebiotic chemistry

From Space Dust To Protocells: Micrometeorites In Early Cellular Evolution
astrobiology.com/2026/03/from... #astrobiology #meteorite #astrochemistry

A Post-perihelion Constraint On The CO2/H2O Ratio Of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS From [O I] Forbidden Lines - Astrobiology We present high-resolution optical spectroscopy of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

A Post-perihelion Constraint On The CO2/H2O Ratio Of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS From [O I] Forbidden Lines
astrobiology.com/2026/03/a-po... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #Interstellar #Comet #3IATLAS

Detecting New Icy Molecules Around a Newly Forming Star with JWST Astrobites reports on the detection of complex molecules around a protostar in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The post Detecting New I...

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Detecting New Icy Molecules Around a Newly Forming Star with JWST Astrobites reports on the detection of complex molecules around a protostar in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The post Detecting New I...

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Spectral Map Making With SPHEREx - Astrobiology We present map-making methodologies and preliminary spectral data cubes for SPHEREx

Spectral Map Making with SPHEREx
astrobiology.com/2026/03/spec... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #astronomy #SPHEREx

Iron Isotope Anomalies And The Origin Of The Earth - Astrobiology Understanding the origin of the Earth requires determining the original formation location of its building material.

Iron Isotope Anomalies And The Origin Of The Earth
astrobiology.com/2026/03/iron... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #astrogeology

Interstellar Stereoisomerism - Astrobiology The increasing detection of new molecules in the interstellar medium (ISM) shows that stereoisomerism is a fundamental contributor to interstellar molecular complexity.

Interstellar Stereoisomerism
astrobiology.com/2026/03/inte... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #organicchemistry #biochemistry

Isotopic Signature of Organic Molecules from Beyond the Solar System: An Enriched Methane D/H Ratio in the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS - Astrobiology Interstellar objects are interlopers from other planetary systems

Isotopic Signature of Organic Molecules from Beyond the Solar System: An Enriched Methane D/H Ratio in the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
astrobiology.com/2026/03/isot... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #interstellar #3IATLAS

Benchmarking Astrochemistry Paradigms: Relative Absence of C6H5CN+ in the Diffuse ISM - Astrobiology The detectability of C6H5CN+ (benzonitrile cation) in the diffuse ISM is re-evaluated.

Benchmarking Astrochemistry Paradigms: Relative Absence of C6H5CN+ in the Diffuse ISM
astrobiology.com/2026/03/benc... #astrobiology #astrochemistry

First Detection of the Glycine Isomer Glycolamide in Hot Molecular Core - Astrobiology Understanding whether prebiotic molecules can endure and reform through the energetic stages of star formation

First Detection of the Glycine Isomer Glycolamide in Hot Molecular Core
astrobiology.com/2026/03/firs... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #interstellar

The SPHEREx Ices Investigation: An Overview - Astrobiology SPHEREx is a NASA mission designed to perform an all-sky spectroscopic survey in the 0.75 - 5 μm wavelength range

The SPHEREx Ices Investigation: An Overview
astrobiology.com/2026/03/the-... #astrobiology #astrochemistry

High-resolution mid-IR Spectroscopy of SVS 13-A with EXES/SOFIA: The Surprisingly High CH3OH/H2O Ratio In The Planet-forming Zone Of A Solar Mass Protostar - Astrobiology Water and methanol are key components of interstellar ices and gas in star- and planet-forming regions

High-resolution mid-IR spectroscopy of SVS 13-A with EXES/SOFIA: The Surprisingly High CH3OH/H2O Ratio In The Planet-forming Zone Of A Solar Mass Protostar
astrobiology.com/2026/03/high... #astrobiology #exoplanet #astrochemistry

UCLCHEM simulates the intricate chemical dance of molecules in space - from star-forming clouds to planetary atmospheres - using gas-grain chemistry models that reveal how cosmic environments forge the building blocks ...

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JWST Edge-on Disk Ice (JEDIce): Program Overview And Ice Survey Results - Astrobiology The icy material within protoplanetary disks plays a central role in planet formation, yet remains poorly characterized by observations.

JWST Edge-on Disk Ice (JEDIce): Program Overview And Ice Survey Results
astrobiology.com/2026/03/jwst... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #interstellar #JWST

Organosulfur Chemistry On sub-Neptunes: Implications For Hazes And Biosignatures - Astrobiology The organosulfur biosignature gases dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethlydisulfide (DMDS)

Organosulfur Chemistry On sub-Neptunes: Implications For Hazes And Biosignatures
astrobiology.com/2026/03/orga... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #Biosignature

Atmospheric Supply Of HCN Is Not The Rate Limiting Step For Prebiotic Chemistry Across Rocky Exoplanets - Astrobiology Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is crucial for the RNA World hypothesis, forming biomolecules essential for early life

Atmospheric Supply Of HCN Is Not The Rate Limiting Step For Prebiotic Chemistry Across Rocky Exoplanets
astrobiology.com/2026/03/atmo... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #originoflife

The Chemical DNA Of The Magellanic Clouds VI. Origin And Evolution Of Neutron-capture Elements In The SMC - Astrobiology the study of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is of crucial importance, as it represents a unique opportunity to study a nearby massive dwarf system

The Chemical DNA Of The Magellanic Clouds VI. Origin And Evolution Of Neutron-capture Elements In The SMC
astrobiology.com/2026/03/the-... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #astronomy #LPSC2026

Colliding Dust And The Sparks Of Creation - Astrobiology Two microscopic grains collide and produce a tiny spark. This phenomenon may have provided the energy to kick off life on Earth.

Colliding Dust And The Sparks Of Creation
astrobiology.com/2026/03/coll... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #astrogeology #LPSC2026

Spatial Analysis Of PAH Molecules In The Pillars Of Creation Using JWST - Astrobiology spatially resolved analysis of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) population in the Pillars of Creation within the Eagle Nebula

Spatial Analysis Of PAH Molecules In The Pillars Of Creation Using JWST
astrobiology.com/2026/03/spat... #astrobiology #JWST #astrochemistry #LPSC2026

The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems. VIII. Molecular Mapping Performance With JWST/MIRI MRS: VHS 1256 b As A Case Study - Astrobiology VHS 1256 b was the first planetary-mass companion to be observed with the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (JWST/MIRI)

The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems. VIII. Molecular Mapping Performance With JWST/MIRI MRS: VHS 1256 b As A Case Study
astrobiology.com/2026/03/the-... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #exoplanet #LPSC2026

High Nitrogen And Carbon Isotopic Ratios In The Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS - Astrobiology Interstellar objects provide a unique opportunity to further our understanding of the planetary formation process by studying in detail material formed around another star.

High Nitrogen And Carbon Isotopic Ratios In The Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
astrobiology.com/2026/03/high... #astrobiology #comet #astrochemistry #interstellar #LPSC2026

Astrochemistry Opportunity: Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Breaking Up - Astrobiology Comet K1, whose full name is Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)

Astrochemistry Opportunity: Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Breaking Up
astrobiology.com/2026/03/astr... #astrobiology #comet #astrochemistry #LPSC2026

Bridging the Gap: Using Brown Dwarfs to Examine Silicate Clouds in Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres - Astrobiology We present results from examining the silicate cloud modeling of four JWST-observed hot Jupiters in the context of brown dwarf theory

Bridging the Gap: Using Brown Dwarfs to Examine Silicate Clouds in Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres
astrobiology.com/2026/03/brid... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #exoplanet #astrogeology #LPSC2026

exoALMA. XXIV. Formaldehyde Emission in Protoplanetary Disks of exoALMA Compared with Their Properties and Dynamical State - Astrobiology The presence of asymmetries and substructures in protoplanetary disks

exoALMA. XXIV. Formaldehyde Emission in Protoplanetary Disks of exoALMA Compared with Their Properties and Dynamical State
astrobiology.com/2026/03/exoa... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #astrogeology #LPSC2026