AbSciCon26
The 2026 biennial Astrobiology Science Conference hosted by the American Geophysical Union at Monona Terrace, Madison WI, May 17–22 2026. ~900 scientific contributions (posters, talks, town halls, plenaries) grouped under four umbrellas:
- Biosignatures
- Earth extremes
- Evolution of life near and far
- Exoplanets / habitable zones
Vault-relevant threads (Tipsheet 1)
- Assembly Theory Across Scales session featuring Estelle Janin on atmospheric complexity.
- infrared-photosynthesis — Rohan Shiradhonkar pushes the photosynthesis-red-edge outward.
- Hycean early Earth — Paul Rimmer hydrogen-atmosphere paper.
- magnetotactic-bacteria as biosignatures — Felisa Wolfe-Simon poster.
- Subseafloor life — William Brazelton 1-km-deep microbe drill expedition.
- Missed NHI signals — Fred Sharpe humpback “night thrums” SETI analog.
- Dragonfly and Beyond — Jani Radebaugh Alaskan-dunes analog mission.