SpaceBio Knowledge Hub: A LiteratOmics Platform for Microgravity and Space Biology Research

Abstract

Space biology literature is growing exponentially. Existing infrastructure has not kept pace with organizing, synthesizing, and disseminating this knowledge. We present SpaceBio SpaceBio Knowledge Hub (www.spacebio.space), an integrated digital ecosystem that combines artificial intelligence, real-time data integration, and open-access infrastructure to advance research, education, and collaboration in microgravity, space biology and space exploration. The platform applies AI-driven approaches including natural language processing, machine learning, and automated content generation to construct a semantic atlas of the field. The atlas reveals the hierarchical thematic organization underlying microgravity-induced biological responses, space mission infrastructure, planetary science, and astrobiology. As part of this effort, SpaceBio is moving toward the construction of a LiteratOmics framework for microgravity, and space biology a systematic, AI-enabled approach to mining, integrating, and structuring the primary literature generated by omics-driven spaceflight research, treating the scientific literature itself as a navigable data layer alongside genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic datasets. Built on a scalable, cloud-based architecture with a user-centered interface, SpaceBio supports literature exploration, data integration, and knowledge discovery for researchers, educators, students, industry partners, and citizen scientists. The platform also functions as a community-building ecosystem. It integrates hands-on research initiatives, AI-generated educational content, pilot data science projects, and social responsibility programs that broaden participation without compromising scientific rigor. AI-enabled digital environments can transform fragmented literature into a navigable knowledge landscape. SpaceBio accelerates research productivity, strengthens STEM education, and supports the global space life sciences community as human space exploration enters in the most ambitious era.