Primary Convener:
Suniti Karunatillake, Louisiana State University

Convener:
Scott Perl, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Carlos Gary Bicas, Louisiana State University
Maheshi Dassanayake, Louisiana State University
David Mendoza Cozatl, University of Missouri
Mohit Melwani Daswani, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Amirhosein Jafari, Louisiana State University

Early Career Convener:
Emmy Hughes, Louisiana State University

Chair:
Suniti Karunatillake, Louisiana State University
Scott Perl, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Carlos Gary Bicas, Louisiana State University
Emmy Hughes, Louisiana State University
Amirhosein Jafari, Louisiana State University
Maheshi Dassanayake, Louisiana State University

Exoplanetary and biogenicity discoveries are rapidly establishing new areas of collaborative work. Examples include serpentinization on Mars and methane in the atmosphere of possibly Hycean exoplanets like K2-18 b. Pioneering missions by emergent space-faring nations such as China, UAE, India, and the Republic of Korea are uniting the world in the scientific quest to answer: are we the universe’s sole habitat? Developments like NASA’s Moon to Mars program, the USA-NASEM study on Mars exploration strategy, and the KISS report on biosignature detection reinforce a transdisciplinary approach to understanding the interplay across astronomical conditions, biogenic processes, extraterrestrial construction, and prolonged anthropic missions. Contributors are invited to explore diverse topics unified by the thread of life, from stellar evolution to atmospheric biosignature detection, relevant to an upcoming special journal issue.

Index Terms
0402 Agricultural systems
5215 Origin of life
6225 Mars
5470 Surface materials and properties

Co-Sponsored Sessions:
ASM： American Society for Microbiology
GSA： Geological Society of America
EGU： European Geosciences Union

Suggested Itineraries:
Gulf Coast Region
Career and Professional Development
Inclusive and Indigenous Science
Science Communications
Machine Learning and AI
Community and People-Powered Science

Cross-Listed:
IN - Informatics
C - Cryosphere
B - Biogeosciences
EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth