NASA Astrobiology

January 2019Phosphorus volatility in the early Solar nebula

Pasek, M. A. (2019). Phosphorus volatility in the early Solar nebula. Icarus, 317, 59–65. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.07.011

October 2018Quantifying the missing sink for global organic carbon burial during a Cretaceous oceanic anoxic event

Owens, J. D., Lyons, T. W., & Lowery, C. M. (2018). Quantifying the missing sink for global organic carbon burial during a Cretaceous oceanic anoxic event. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 499, 83–94. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.07.021

September 2018Chlorate brines on Mars: Implications for the occurrence of liquid water and deliquescence

Toner, J. D., & Catling, D. C. (2018). Chlorate brines on Mars: Implications for the occurrence of liquid water and deliquescence. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 497, 161–168. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.06.011

August 2018The Neoproterozoic Hüttenberg δ 13 C anomaly: Genesis and global implications

Cui, H., Kaufman, A. J., Peng, Y., Liu, X-M., Plummer, R. E., & Lee, E. I. (2018). The Neoproterozoic Hüttenberg δ 13 C anomaly: Genesis and global implications. Precambrian Research, 313, 242–262. doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2018.05.024

Searching for Possible Ancestors of RNA: The Self-Assembly Hypothesis for the Origin of Proto-RNA

Cafferty, B. J., Fialho, D. M., & Hud, N. V. (2018). Searching for Possible Ancestors of RNA: The Self-Assembly Hypothesis for the Origin of Proto-RNA. Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, None, 143–174. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93584-3_5

Nucleobases on the Primitive Earth: Their Sources and Stabilities

Cleaves, H. J. (2018). Nucleobases on the Primitive Earth: Their Sources and Stabilities. Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, None, 1–19. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93584-3_1

From the Dawn of Organic Chemistry to Astrobiology: Urea as a Foundational Component in the Origin of Nucleobases and Nucleotides

Menor-Salván, C. (2018). From the Dawn of Organic Chemistry to Astrobiology: Urea as a Foundational Component in the Origin of Nucleobases and Nucleotides. Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, None, 85–142. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93584-3_4

Folding and Catalysis Near Life’s Origin: Support for Fe2+ as a Dominant Divalent Cation

Okafor, C. D., Bowman, J. C., Hud, N. V., Glass, J. B., & Williams, L. D. (2018). Folding and Catalysis Near Life’s Origin: Support for Fe2+ as a Dominant Divalent Cation. Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology, None, 227–243. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93584-3_8

Chiral molecules in space and their possible passage to planetary bodies recorded by meteorites

Pizzarello, S., & Yarnes, C. T. (2018). Chiral molecules in space and their possible passage to planetary bodies recorded by meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 496, 198–205. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.05.026

Silica-rich volcanism in the early solar system dated at 4.565 Ga

Srinivasan, P., Dunlap, D. R., Agee, C. B., Wadhwa, M., Coleff, D., Ziegler, K., … McCubbin, F. M. (2018). Silica-rich volcanism in the early solar system dated at 4.565 Ga. Nature Communications, 9(1), None. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05501-0

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