Space Biology Atlas

NASA Open Science Data Repository · refreshed weekly

Life in space,
made findable.

Explore how living systems respond to spaceflight, radiation, altered gravity, and the journey beyond Earth—across every open study in the archive.

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Snapshot ready Last indexed 9 November 2026

Open studies
577
Organism labels
177
Spaceflight studies
321
Assay types
51

Current archive snapshot · 9 November 2026

577 studies, ready to explore

The complete normalized catalog is searchable below. Each result links to a focused study page and the authoritative NASA record, metadata, and file APIs.

Newest public release
4 November 2026
Update rhythm
Every Monday
Runtime backend
None
Source access
Open & keyless
OSD-1010 · 2026-11-04 Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG modulates epithelial responses to space-relevant heavy-ion irradiation in a human gut-on-chip Homo sapiens · RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) OSD-971 · 2026-10-28 Genetic alterations of the putrescine metabolic pathway attenuate plant responses to spaceflight Arabidopsis thaliana · RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) OSD-941 · 2026-10-26 Spaceflight reshapes Alzheimer's disease–associated molecular programs in human brain organoids Homo sapiens · RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq)

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The whole archive is still here. These live collections are useful doors into it.

116 Human space biology What changes in humans? Astronaut, cell, and ground-analog research. 216 Mouse models How do mammals adapt? The largest organism collection in OSDR. 62 Plant biology How do plants grow in space? A model organism for future space agriculture. 321 Flight exposure What changed after flight? Studies that compare life in space and on Earth. 112 Radiation How does radiation alter biology? Experiments spanning dose, tissue, and organism. 237 Transcriptomics What has RNA sequencing found? Search the most common molecular assay in the archive. 33 Single-cell Where is cell-level data? Resolve tissue responses one cell at a time. 258 In orbit Which studies flew on the ISS? Browse the archive's largest flight program.

2004 to 2026

How the open archive grew

Each bar is a public release year. Select one to filter the explorer.

2 2004 1 2006 3 2007 7 2008 5 2009 12 2010 14 2011 10 2012 13 2013 18 2014 15 2015 32 2016 48 2017 39 2018 46 2019 45 2020 41 2021 46 2022 23 2023 61 2024 31 2025 51 2026

Epoch-placeholder dates are excluded from this view.

Every open study

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A discovery layer, not an interpretation layer

The source stays in view

This atlas makes OSDR metadata easier to navigate. It does not infer experimental findings, grade evidence, or replace the study record and publication.

01 · Source
Titles, descriptions, study factors, and links come from NASA OSDR.
02 · Mirror
A weekly snapshot keeps discovery fast, static, and auditable.
03 · Search
Full-text relevance and facets help you narrow the catalog; they make no scientific claim.
04 · Verify
Every study page returns you to NASA's metadata and files for authoritative context.