Applied Astrobiology: An Integrated Approach to the Future of Life in Space

2025/04/24 by Robin Wordsworth, Collin Cherubim, Wordsworth, Robin +34 · 1 voice · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Origins and Evolution of Life #Planetary Science and Exploration #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #physics.pop-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2505.05482

openalex publication_date 2025/04/24 · arxiv published 2025/04/24 · arxiv updated 2025/04/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Searching for extraterrestrial life and supporting human life in space are traditionally regarded as separate challenges. However, there are significant benefits to an approach that treats them as different aspects of the same essential inquiry: How can we conceptualize life beyond our home planet?

Citations

• Self-Sustaining Living Habitats in Extraterrestrial Environments
• Concentrated Lunar Resources: Imminent Implications for Governance and Justice
• Controlled Flight of a Biologically Inspired, Insect-Scale Robot

Discussions

• Robin Wordsworth, et al.: Applied Astrobiology: An Integrated Approach to the Future of Life in Space https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.05482 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.05482 https://arxiv.org/html/2505.0548 [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]

Related

• A Search for Life in the Universe Advances Life on Earth
• The NASA Astrobiology Roadmap
• Life-Detection Technologies for the Next Two Decades
• Life Beyond the Solar System: Observation and Modeling of Exoplanet Environments
• Astronomic Bioethics: Terraforming X Planetary protection