European Astrobiology Institute - EAI
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Consortium of leading European institutions involved in astrobiology research, training, education, science outreach and policy-making.
Website: https://europeanastrobiology.eu/
Website: https://europeanastrobiology.eu/
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN FOR ABSCICON
Abstract submissions for AbSciCon 2026 are now open! The deadline to submit an abstract is 14 January 2026, 23:59 EST/03:59 UTC. You can submit an abstract at:
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Abstract submissions for AbSciCon 2026 are now open! The deadline to submit an abstract is 14 January 2026, 23:59 EST/03:59 UTC. You can submit an abstract at:
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2026 Astrobiology Science Conference
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November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN FOR ABSCICON
Abstract submissions for AbSciCon 2026 are now open! The deadline to submit an abstract is 14 January 2026, 23:59 EST/03:59 UTC. You can submit an abstract at:
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You can find the main AbSciCon page
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Abstract submissions for AbSciCon 2026 are now open! The deadline to submit an abstract is 14 January 2026, 23:59 EST/03:59 UTC. You can submit an abstract at:
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You can find the main AbSciCon page
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ENCELADUS'S OCEAN WARMER THAN EXPECTED
In a paper in Science, www.science.org/doi/full/10.... show that the north pole also emits heat at a greater rate than can be explained by purely passive models.
In a paper in Science, www.science.org/doi/full/10.... show that the north pole also emits heat at a greater rate than can be explained by purely passive models.
Endogenic heat at Enceladus’ north pole
Unique observational evidence of heat from the warm ocean conducted through the water ice shell is found at Enceladus’ north pole.
www.science.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
ENCELADUS'S OCEAN WARMER THAN EXPECTED
In a paper in Science, www.science.org/doi/full/10.... show that the north pole also emits heat at a greater rate than can be explained by purely passive models.
In a paper in Science, www.science.org/doi/full/10.... show that the north pole also emits heat at a greater rate than can be explained by purely passive models.
NOT ALL SUB-NEPTUNE EXOPLAMEST HAVE MAGMA OCEANS
Researchers used internal structure modeling of surface conditions within the sub-Neptune population across a range of parameters. They find that a significant portion of the population may lack magma oceans: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Researchers used internal structure modeling of surface conditions within the sub-Neptune population across a range of parameters. They find that a significant portion of the population may lack magma oceans: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
NOT ALL SUB-NEPTUNE EXOPLAMEST HAVE MAGMA OCEANS
Researchers used internal structure modeling of surface conditions within the sub-Neptune population across a range of parameters. They find that a significant portion of the population may lack magma oceans: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Researchers used internal structure modeling of surface conditions within the sub-Neptune population across a range of parameters. They find that a significant portion of the population may lack magma oceans: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
THE MOLECULAR INVENTORY of TAURUS MOLECULAR CLOUD (TMC-1) WITH GOTHAM OBSERVATIONS
Spectral line surveys of the TMC-1 cloud have led to the detection of more than 100 new molecular species, making it the most prolific source of interstellar molecular discoveries.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Spectral line surveys of the TMC-1 cloud have led to the detection of more than 100 new molecular species, making it the most prolific source of interstellar molecular discoveries.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
THE MOLECULAR INVENTORY of TAURUS MOLECULAR CLOUD (TMC-1) WITH GOTHAM OBSERVATIONS
Spectral line surveys of the TMC-1 cloud have led to the detection of more than 100 new molecular species, making it the most prolific source of interstellar molecular discoveries.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
Spectral line surveys of the TMC-1 cloud have led to the detection of more than 100 new molecular species, making it the most prolific source of interstellar molecular discoveries.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
NEXT SPACE HUMANITIES SEMINAR
The next Space Humanities Seminar will be on Thursday 30th October at 15-17 CET:
Christopher Cowie, University of Durham
"Knowledge via Eliminative Abduction in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life”
The seminar will take place via Zoom:
lu-se.zoom.us/j/67859990151
The next Space Humanities Seminar will be on Thursday 30th October at 15-17 CET:
Christopher Cowie, University of Durham
"Knowledge via Eliminative Abduction in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life”
The seminar will take place via Zoom:
lu-se.zoom.us/j/67859990151
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October 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
NEXT SPACE HUMANITIES SEMINAR
The next Space Humanities Seminar will be on Thursday 30th October at 15-17 CET:
Christopher Cowie, University of Durham
"Knowledge via Eliminative Abduction in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life”
The seminar will take place via Zoom:
lu-se.zoom.us/j/67859990151
The next Space Humanities Seminar will be on Thursday 30th October at 15-17 CET:
Christopher Cowie, University of Durham
"Knowledge via Eliminative Abduction in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life”
The seminar will take place via Zoom:
lu-se.zoom.us/j/67859990151
MAYAN METHOD TO PREDICT ECLIPSES
A paper in Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
explores how ancient Mayan calendar specialists designed a predictive eclipse table, revising a century of interpretation.
A paper in Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
explores how ancient Mayan calendar specialists designed a predictive eclipse table, revising a century of interpretation.
The design and reconstructible history of the Mayan eclipse table of the Dresden Codex
Mayan calendar specialists anticipated solar eclipses by correlating their occurrences with dates in their 260-day calendar.
www.science.org
October 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
MAYAN METHOD TO PREDICT ECLIPSES
A paper in Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
explores how ancient Mayan calendar specialists designed a predictive eclipse table, revising a century of interpretation.
A paper in Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
explores how ancient Mayan calendar specialists designed a predictive eclipse table, revising a century of interpretation.
The RED school will take place in Le Teich (33) from March 15th to 21st, 2026. Its objective is to offer an interdisciplinary training in astrobiology to students and young scientists.
Registration for the 2026 edition is now open until December 14, 2025: red-astrobiology.fr
Registration for the 2026 edition is now open until December 14, 2025: red-astrobiology.fr
Rencontres exobiologiques pour doctorants – An Astrobiology Introductory Course
red-astrobiology.fr
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The RED school will take place in Le Teich (33) from March 15th to 21st, 2026. Its objective is to offer an interdisciplinary training in astrobiology to students and young scientists.
Registration for the 2026 edition is now open until December 14, 2025: red-astrobiology.fr
Registration for the 2026 edition is now open until December 14, 2025: red-astrobiology.fr
The EGU General Assembly will take place from 3 -8 May 2026. There are several astrobiology-related sessions.
Please consider submitting an abstract to these sessions. Abstract submission will start on 22 October. Check out the session titles at:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
Please consider submitting an abstract to these sessions. Abstract submission will start on 22 October. Check out the session titles at:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
Browse by session
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October 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The EGU General Assembly will take place from 3 -8 May 2026. There are several astrobiology-related sessions.
Please consider submitting an abstract to these sessions. Abstract submission will start on 22 October. Check out the session titles at:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
Please consider submitting an abstract to these sessions. Abstract submission will start on 22 October. Check out the session titles at:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
THE INTERSTELLAR HERITAGE OF COMETS
Comets have similar compositions to interstellar medium ices, suggesting at least some of their molecules maybe inherited from them. To investigate this, researchers have compared the composition of comets to that of a protostellar region: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.20530
Comets have similar compositions to interstellar medium ices, suggesting at least some of their molecules maybe inherited from them. To investigate this, researchers have compared the composition of comets to that of a protostellar region: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.20530
arxiv.org
September 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
THE INTERSTELLAR HERITAGE OF COMETS
Comets have similar compositions to interstellar medium ices, suggesting at least some of their molecules maybe inherited from them. To investigate this, researchers have compared the composition of comets to that of a protostellar region: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.20530
Comets have similar compositions to interstellar medium ices, suggesting at least some of their molecules maybe inherited from them. To investigate this, researchers have compared the composition of comets to that of a protostellar region: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.20530
EXPLORING SUB_NEPTUNES WITH JWST
Researchers surveyed JWST observations and atmospheric inferences of sub-Neptunes, which provide key insights into their atmospheric processes, internal structures, surface conditions, formation pathways and potential habitability.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.19247
Researchers surveyed JWST observations and atmospheric inferences of sub-Neptunes, which provide key insights into their atmospheric processes, internal structures, surface conditions, formation pathways and potential habitability.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.19247
September 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
EXPLORING SUB_NEPTUNES WITH JWST
Researchers surveyed JWST observations and atmospheric inferences of sub-Neptunes, which provide key insights into their atmospheric processes, internal structures, surface conditions, formation pathways and potential habitability.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.19247
Researchers surveyed JWST observations and atmospheric inferences of sub-Neptunes, which provide key insights into their atmospheric processes, internal structures, surface conditions, formation pathways and potential habitability.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.19247
🎬 BEACON 2025 Aftermovie is here! 🌍✨
Catch the highlights from the conference in Reykjavík; keynotes, posters, outreach events, and Icelandic excursions.
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/sI6hlAquCHk?...
🔗 See more and explore the gallery: europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon25-ret...
Catch the highlights from the conference in Reykjavík; keynotes, posters, outreach events, and Icelandic excursions.
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/sI6hlAquCHk?...
🔗 See more and explore the gallery: europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon25-ret...
BEACON25 Retrospective – European Astrobiology Institute
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August 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🎬 BEACON 2025 Aftermovie is here! 🌍✨
Catch the highlights from the conference in Reykjavík; keynotes, posters, outreach events, and Icelandic excursions.
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/sI6hlAquCHk?...
🔗 See more and explore the gallery: europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon25-ret...
Catch the highlights from the conference in Reykjavík; keynotes, posters, outreach events, and Icelandic excursions.
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/sI6hlAquCHk?...
🔗 See more and explore the gallery: europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon25-ret...
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Who am I going to see in Iceland this summer?!?! 👽💙
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE BIENNIAL EUROPEAN ASTROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE (BEACON) IN ICELAND (1-5 July 2025)
Please see the conference website europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon-25-ho... for further information and abstract submission.
Please see the conference website europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon-25-ho... for further information and abstract submission.
Harpa tónlistar- og ráðstefnuhús
Harpa er eitt helsta kennileiti Reykjavíkur og er miðstöð menningar og mannlífs í hjarta miðborgarinnar, þar sem hún stendur tignarleg við hafnarbakkann.
harpa.is
February 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Who am I going to see in Iceland this summer?!?! 👽💙
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Oh wow, this sounds amazing!
SUMMER SCHOOL: TRACES OF EARLY LIFE
Join the European Astrobiology Institute’s “Traces of Early Life” Summer School, held from 3rd to 13th June 2025, at the Stirling University in Scotland.
europeanastrobiology.eu/summer-schoo...
Application deadline is 1 March 2025!
Join the European Astrobiology Institute’s “Traces of Early Life” Summer School, held from 3rd to 13th June 2025, at the Stirling University in Scotland.
europeanastrobiology.eu/summer-schoo...
Application deadline is 1 March 2025!
February 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Oh wow, this sounds amazing!
🚀 BEACON 2025 registration is LIVE! 🌍✨
Join us 1–5 July 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland for the Biennial European Astrobiology Conference!
⏳ Abstract deadline: 15 Feb 2025
🎟️ Register now: t.ly/anWQB
#BEACON2025 #Astrobiology
Join us 1–5 July 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland for the Biennial European Astrobiology Conference!
⏳ Abstract deadline: 15 Feb 2025
🎟️ Register now: t.ly/anWQB
#BEACON2025 #Astrobiology
February 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🚀 BEACON 2025 registration is LIVE! 🌍✨
Join us 1–5 July 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland for the Biennial European Astrobiology Conference!
⏳ Abstract deadline: 15 Feb 2025
🎟️ Register now: t.ly/anWQB
#BEACON2025 #Astrobiology
Join us 1–5 July 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland for the Biennial European Astrobiology Conference!
⏳ Abstract deadline: 15 Feb 2025
🎟️ Register now: t.ly/anWQB
#BEACON2025 #Astrobiology
SUMMER SCHOOL: TRACES OF EARLY LIFE
Join the European Astrobiology Institute’s “Traces of Early Life” Summer School, held from 3rd to 13th June 2025, at the Stirling University in Scotland.
europeanastrobiology.eu/summer-schoo...
Application deadline is 1 March 2025!
Join the European Astrobiology Institute’s “Traces of Early Life” Summer School, held from 3rd to 13th June 2025, at the Stirling University in Scotland.
europeanastrobiology.eu/summer-schoo...
Application deadline is 1 March 2025!
February 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
SUMMER SCHOOL: TRACES OF EARLY LIFE
Join the European Astrobiology Institute’s “Traces of Early Life” Summer School, held from 3rd to 13th June 2025, at the Stirling University in Scotland.
europeanastrobiology.eu/summer-schoo...
Application deadline is 1 March 2025!
Join the European Astrobiology Institute’s “Traces of Early Life” Summer School, held from 3rd to 13th June 2025, at the Stirling University in Scotland.
europeanastrobiology.eu/summer-schoo...
Application deadline is 1 March 2025!
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE BIENNIAL EUROPEAN ASTROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE (BEACON) IN ICELAND (1-5 July 2025)
Please see the conference website europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon-25-ho... for further information and abstract submission.
Please see the conference website europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon-25-ho... for further information and abstract submission.
Harpa tónlistar- og ráðstefnuhús
Harpa er eitt helsta kennileiti Reykjavíkur og er miðstöð menningar og mannlífs í hjarta miðborgarinnar, þar sem hún stendur tignarleg við hafnarbakkann.
harpa.is
February 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE BIENNIAL EUROPEAN ASTROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE (BEACON) IN ICELAND (1-5 July 2025)
Please see the conference website europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon-25-ho... for further information and abstract submission.
Please see the conference website europeanastrobiology.eu/beacon-25-ho... for further information and abstract submission.
In May, the next EAI Summer School will take place in beautiful Florence.
Check your calendars for the 20th to 24th of May!
Registration will open soon!
florenceastrobio.wixsite.com/school
Check your calendars for the 20th to 24th of May!
Registration will open soon!
florenceastrobio.wixsite.com/school
February 14, 2024 at 1:28 PM
In May, the next EAI Summer School will take place in beautiful Florence.
Check your calendars for the 20th to 24th of May!
Registration will open soon!
florenceastrobio.wixsite.com/school
Check your calendars for the 20th to 24th of May!
Registration will open soon!
florenceastrobio.wixsite.com/school
Have you already seen our upcoming events for 2024?
Here is the link to an overview of our summerschools and workshops:
europeanastrobiology.eu/eai-upcoming...
Here is the link to an overview of our summerschools and workshops:
europeanastrobiology.eu/eai-upcoming...
February 13, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Have you already seen our upcoming events for 2024?
Here is the link to an overview of our summerschools and workshops:
europeanastrobiology.eu/eai-upcoming...
Here is the link to an overview of our summerschools and workshops:
europeanastrobiology.eu/eai-upcoming...
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Atmospheres in the TRAPPIST-1 System Should be Long Gone
Imagine exploring a system of life-rich worlds within easy traveling distance of each other. It’s a wonderful dream, but as a new study shows it isn’t likely that life exists in the system.
astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/atmosph...
Imagine exploring a system of life-rich worlds within easy traveling distance of each other. It’s a wonderful dream, but as a new study shows it isn’t likely that life exists in the system.
astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/atmosph...
February 9, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Atmospheres in the TRAPPIST-1 System Should be Long Gone
Imagine exploring a system of life-rich worlds within easy traveling distance of each other. It’s a wonderful dream, but as a new study shows it isn’t likely that life exists in the system.
astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/atmosph...
Imagine exploring a system of life-rich worlds within easy traveling distance of each other. It’s a wonderful dream, but as a new study shows it isn’t likely that life exists in the system.
astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/atmosph...
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Mimas’ Surprise: Tiny Moon Holds Young Ocean beneath Icy Shell
Hidden beneath the heavily cratered surface of Mimas, one of Saturn’s smallest moons lies a secret: a global ocean of liquid water.
More: astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/mimas-s...
Hidden beneath the heavily cratered surface of Mimas, one of Saturn’s smallest moons lies a secret: a global ocean of liquid water.
More: astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/mimas-s...
February 12, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Mimas’ Surprise: Tiny Moon Holds Young Ocean beneath Icy Shell
Hidden beneath the heavily cratered surface of Mimas, one of Saturn’s smallest moons lies a secret: a global ocean of liquid water.
More: astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/mimas-s...
Hidden beneath the heavily cratered surface of Mimas, one of Saturn’s smallest moons lies a secret: a global ocean of liquid water.
More: astrobiology.arizona.edu/news/mimas-s...
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Sensing the bactericidal and bacteriostatic antimicrobial mode of action using Raman-Deuterium stable isotope probing (DSIP) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.12.579891v1
Sensing the bactericidal and bacteriostatic antimicrobial mode of action using Raman-Deuterium stable isotope probing (DSIP) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.12.579891v1
The mode of actions of antibiotics can be broadly classified as bacteriostatic and bactericidal. The
www.biorxiv.org
February 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Sensing the bactericidal and bacteriostatic antimicrobial mode of action using Raman-Deuterium stable isotope probing (DSIP) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.12.579891v1
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Vitamin B12 variants structure soil microbial communities despite soil's vast reservoir of B12. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.12.580003v1
Vitamin B12 variants structure soil microbial communities despite soil's vast reservoir of B12. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.12.580003v1
Soil microbial communities perform critical ecosystem services through the collective metabolic acti
www.biorxiv.org
February 13, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Vitamin B12 variants structure soil microbial communities despite soil's vast reservoir of B12. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.12.580003v1