Disciplines & Professions: Astrobiology

Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. This multidisciplinary field encompasses the search for habitable environments in our Solar System and habitable planets outside our Solar System, the search for evidence of prebiotic chemistry and life on Mars and other bodies in our Solar System, laboratory and field research into the origins and early evolution of life on Earth, and studies of the potential for life to adapt to challenges on Earth and in space.

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Two Highly Complex Organic Molecules Detected In Space

Max-Planck-Institute for Radio Astronomy (Apr. 22, 2009) – Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) in Bonn, Germany, Cornell University, USA, and the University of...

"Ingredients for Life" Present on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

LONDON (Feb. 8, 2010) Some of the major ingredients for life are present on one of Saturns moons, according t...

Hubble Finds Hidden Exoplanet

Summary (Apr 03, 2009): Using a novel image-processing technique, astronomers have discovered a new extrasolar...

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The Search for Intelligent Life Among the Stars: New Strategies

A half-century ago, astronomers began trying to eavesdrop for radio messages from nearby star systems. This wa...