@cosmicatri

PI of Space Exploration Laboratory -- Mars - Moon - Asteroids @NYUAbuDhabi दिमित्र अत्रि

 Abu Dhabi
wp.nyu.edu/abudhabi-spacelab/
Joined June 2019
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Dimitra Atri retweeted
Don Pettit
@astro_PettitJul 31
I finally have all 1.2 million raw image files from my latest mission to ISS! Here is a sample of one of my favorite Milky Way photos, taken from the Cupola with Nikon Z9, Arri Zeiss 15mm lens, T1.8 with custom sidereal drive that cancelled out star motion relative to our orbit.
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Dimitra Atri retweeted
Astrobiology
@astrobiologyJun 24
Energy-Limited Radiolytic Habitability in the Shallow Martian Subsurface: Implications for ExoMars Rosalind Franklin and Tianwen-3 astrobiology.com/2026/06/ene… #astrobiology
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Understanding the cosmos gives us a clearer, more humble sense of what our home world really is. Opinion | Dr Dimitra Atri @cosmicatri via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Why Earth Day is as much about exploring space as it is about preserving our planet | The National

Understanding the cosmos gives us a clearer, more humble sense of what our home world really is

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Dimitra Atri retweeted
NYU Abu Dhabi
@NYUAbuDhabiApr 22
“Space exploration deepens our understanding of Earth. It gives us a clearer, more humble sense of what this planet really is.” Dr Dimitra Atri, Research Institute Centre for Astrophysics and Space Science at NYUAD #EarthDay
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@NationalCommentApr 21
Understanding the cosmos gives us a clearer, more humble sense of what our home world really is. Opinion | Dr Dimitra Atri @cosmicatri via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Why Earth Day is as much about exploring space as it is about preserving our planet | The National

Understanding the cosmos gives us a clearer, more humble sense of what our home world really is

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NYU Abu Dhabi
@NYUAbuDhabiApr 14
As the @NASA #Artemis mission pushes beyond Earth’s shield, astronauts face extreme radiation, up to 200× higher on the Moon. @NYUAbuDhabi researchers use advanced simulations to study these risks, supporting designs of spacecraft and habitats for future Moon and Mars missions. More: ow.ly/zUMt50YGWXf Image Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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From up there, you don't see borders or conflicts. You see worlds waiting to be understood. This is Mars. Not from NASA. Not from ESA. From the UAE's Hope orbiter @hopemarsmission #mars #nyuad #uae #abudhabi #dubai
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The mission is operating around Mars since 2021 and has been extended to 2028. Our team is actively working on understanding this planet. While we navigate uncertainty on Earth, we keep asking the biggest question of all: are we alone?
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From up there, you don't see borders or conflicts. You see our planet, our home. This is the UAE, photographed by UAE astronaut Hazza AlMansoori from the ISS. This is why we do what we do. Our lab exists because this country decided to reach for the stars. #uae #abudhabi #dubai
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Traces of ancient underground water beneath the Martian surface reveal that the planet may have remained habitable for life much longer than previously thought. 🌌 Led by Dimitra Atri, scientists from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Lab found new evidence showing Mars’ potential to support life. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/z5QN50Xrzlu #NYUAD #MarsResearch #UAEResearch
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My first paper is published @jgrplanets, It explores lithified dunes in Gale Crater and UAE analogues, revealing how dune water interacts in dry period and improve habitability on Mars. Grateful to Dr Dimitra @cosmicatri for the guidance and support. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…

Aeolian Sediment Lithification From Late‐Stage Aqueous Activity in the Gale Crater: Implications...

We find that water interactions with dunes could be prime targets for the search for life on Mars

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Life on Mars? Not so fast. This new paper is exciting, but we need to be careful. Finding chemical reactions that could support life is not the same as finding life itself. One rock, one sample, one set of reactions isn’t enough to make that leap.
The Associated Press
@AP10 Sep 2025
New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

NASA rover finds strongest hints yet in Martian rocks

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Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, could theoretically harbor underground life sustained by cosmic rays, according to a new study. sciencenews.org/article/cosm…

Radiation from outside the solar system might power life on frigid worlds

The hypothesis could extend the search for extraterrestrial life to include frigid planets with thin atmospheres and underground water.

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The work provides “justification for looking at unconventional places to find life in the universe.” sciencenews.org/article/cosm…

Radiation from outside the solar system might power life on frigid worlds

The hypothesis could extend the search for extraterrestrial life to include frigid planets with thin atmospheres and underground water.

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There’s a line from Jurassic Park that I often think about: “Life finds a way”. Every time we study microbes thriving in boiling acid, in Antarctica, or deep underground, we see that truth repeated. Opinion | Dimitra Atri @cosmicatri via @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Could cosmic rays be fuel for life on other planets? | The National

Cold, dark, and radioactive environments could be key to answering one of humanity’s oldest questions

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SPACE.com
@SPACEdotcom5 Aug 2025
Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules. space.com/science/alien-life…

Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest

Mars, Europa and Enceladus are the three most promising locations in the solar system to search for life living off cosmic rays.

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Sarwat Nasir
@SarwatNasir6 Aug 2025
NYU Abu Dhabi study uncovers how life can survive on Mars thenationalnews.com/future/s…

NYU Abu Dhabi study uncovers how life can survive on Mars | The National

Cosmic rays could provide energy for microbes beneath surface of red planet

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🚀 A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Laboratory has found that high-energy particles from space, cosmic rays, could generate the energy needed to support life underground on planets in our solar system. 📖 Learn more: ow.ly/34zj50WB91T #UAEResearch

New Research Suggests Life Could Survive Beneath the Surface of Mars and Other Planets Using High...

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This is now a realistic possibility given that NASA’s immediate goal is to land astronauts on the Moon as soon as possible.
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To boldly grow: India's history-making astronaut farms in space thenationalnews.com/future/s…

To boldly grow: India's history-making astronaut farms in space | The National

Agricultural efforts could pave way for sustainable life support systems on Moon and Mars

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Good to see the astronauts on board and ready for liftoff!
Axiom Space
@Axiom_Space25 Jun 2025
Ax-4 Mission | Launch xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1MnGnwQOj…
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