About BioNauta

Navigating NASA's bioscience universe with AI-powered insights for researchers and mission planners.

Our Mission

BioNauta makes NASA's 608 bioscience publications accessible and actionable. Using AI-powered summarization, we help researchers, mission planners, and space enthusiasts discover experimental impacts, identify knowledge gaps, and track scientific progress in space biology. Built for the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2024.

What We Cover

Human Physiology

Astronaut health, bone density, muscle atrophy, cardiovascular effects, and space medicine.

Microgravity Effects

Cellular responses, gene expression, and biological system adaptations in microgravity.

Radiation Biology

DNA damage, repair mechanisms, and long-duration exposure effects on living systems.

Plant Biology

Closed ecosystems, life support systems, and sustainable food production in space.

Why BioNauta?

  • AI-Powered Summaries: Comprehensive publication insights in 3-5 minutes
  • Knowledge Gap Analysis: Identify critical unanswered research questions
  • Mission Relevance: Publications tagged for ISS, Artemis, Mars missions
  • Interactive Exploration: Browse by category, organism, or experiment type
  • Consensus Tracking: Understand areas of agreement and scientific debate

Contact & Collaboration

BioNauta is an open-source NASA Space Apps Challenge project. We welcome feedback, contributions, and collaboration from the space biology community. This tool is designed to support evidence-based mission planning and accelerate scientific discovery.