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Six PhD vacancies are now open in AstrobiologyOU for October 2027 start.

We're delighted to announce a new research project funded through ESA's Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP). This project advances the development of a Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) model for planetary protection requirements for Mars missions.

A new study led explores the microbial communities living in Lake Karum, Ethiopia, one of the world's most saline lakes, and the surrounding salt flats. By studying the DNA of these microbes, researchers were able to explore how they survive in conditions that would be hostile to most life on Earth.