1. Editor’s Desk

   • G. K. Ananthasuresh

   Editorial Desk 02 September 2023 Pages: 671 - 673

2. Special Issue on Astrochemistry and Astrobiology

   • Elangannan Arunan
   • Murthy S. Gudipati
   • Kasthuri J. Venkateswaran

   Guest Editorial 19 August 2023 Pages: 675 - 676

3. Starter Article

   • Kasthuri Venkateswaran

   Starter 11 September 2023 Pages: 677 - 682

4. Planetary Protection Policy and Technology Needs to Enable Future Robotic and Crewed Missions

   • J. Nick Benardini
   • Elaine Seasly

   Review Article Open access 02 September 2023 Pages: 683 - 686

5. Perspectives on Sampling and New Generation Sequencing Methods for Low-Biomass Bioaerosols in Atmospheric Environments

   • Jianjian Hou
   • So Fujiyoshi
   • Fumito Maruyama

   Review Article 12 May 2023 Pages: 687 - 697

   

6. Yeasts in the Era of Astrobiological Research

   • Patrick Leo
   • Silvano Onofri

   Review Article 18 May 2023 Pages: 699 - 709

7. Exploring the Potential of Bacteriophages on Earth and Beyond

   • Anurup Mohanty
   • Biswanath Shaw
   • Kasthuri Venkateswaran

   Review Article 23 May 2023 Pages: 711 - 720

   

8. Life on the Edge: Bioprospecting Extremophiles for Astrobiology

   • Júnia Schultz
   • Alef dos Santos
   • Alexandre Soares Rosado

   Review Article Open access 19 May 2023 Pages: 721 - 737

   

9. Mars Simulation Facilities: A Review of Recent Developments, Capabilities and Applications

   • Severin Wipf
   • Ruben Nitsche
   • Andreas Elsaesser

   Review Article 19 May 2023 Pages: 739 - 759

   

10. Effects of Spaceflight on the Human Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome

    • Amjad S. Almosa
    • Mark B. Lockwood
    • Stefan J. Green

    Review Article 19 May 2023 Pages: 761 - 769

11. Medical Astro-Microbiology: Current Role and Future Challenges

    • Francesca McDonagh
    • Martin Cormican
    • Georgios Miliotis

    Review Article Open access 08 April 2023 Pages: 771 - 796

    

12. Engineering Perspectives of Growing Plants in Space

    • David W. Reed
    • Chad A. Vanden Bosch

    Review Article 18 May 2023 Pages: 797 - 805

    

13. A Review of Off-World in Bioregenerative Food Systems

    • Laura Fackrell

    Review Article 19 May 2023 Pages: 807 - 817

14. Challenges and Opportunities for Bioactive Compound and Antibiotic Discovery in Deep Space

    • Anna C. Simpson

    Review Article 21 June 2023 Pages: 819 - 832

    

15. Microbial Technologies in Waste Management, Energy Generation and Climate Change: Implications on Earth and Space

    • Atul Munish Chander
    • Nitin Kumar Singh
    • Kasthuri Venkateswaran

    Review Article 19 May 2023 Pages: 833 - 838

16. Microbial Endeavours Towards Extra-terrestrial Settlements

    • Rashmi Dikshit
    • Nitin Gupta
    • Aloke Kumar

    Review Article 19 May 2023 Pages: 839 - 855

    

17. Bioinformatics Analysis Tools for Studying Microbiomes at the DOE Joint Genome Institute

    • Supratim Mukherjee
    • Krishnaveni Palaniappan
    • T. B. K. Reddy

    Review Article 30 May 2023 Pages: 857 - 875

    

18. Comparative Genomics Using the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) System: A Deinococcus Use Case

    • Rekha Seshadri
    • Nikos C. Kyrpides
    • Natalia N. Ivanova

    Review Article 21 June 2023 Pages: 877 - 890

    

19. Big Data for a Small World: A Review on Databases and Resources for Studying Microbiomes

    • Pratyay Sengupta
    • Shobhan Karthick Muthamilselvi Sivabalan
    • Karthik Raman

    Review Article 05 April 2023 Pages: 891 - 907

    

20. Extraterrestrial Impacts Creating Architectures for Life

    • Surendra V. Singh
    • V. Jayaram
    • B. Sivaraman

    Review Article 04 July 2023 Pages: 909 - 917

    

21. Interstellar Carbonaceous Dust and Its Formation Pathways: From an Experimental Astrochemistry Perspective

    • Arijit Roy
    • V. S. Surendra
    • B. Sivaraman

    Review Article 12 June 2023 Pages: 919 - 938