exobiology
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noun
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The branch of biology that deals with the search for extraterrestrial life and the effects of extraterrestrial surroundings on living organisms.
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Also called astrobiology
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The data Europa Clipper collects will help scientists determine whether the icy moon really is the prime exobiology candidate they think that it may be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
They hoped the exobiology program “could serve as a neutral scientific counterpart to the hawkish satellite, missile, and manned-craft programs that formed the technological and economic core of the space program,” she wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2020
Schulze-Makuch has published extensively on exobiology and extraterrestrial life both in the scientific literature and in writing for the general public; he’s the author of four popular books and two novels.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2018
You may also sometimes hear this field referred to as exobiology or bioastronomy.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
The searing critique caused many researchers in the nascent field to shy away from exobiology.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2012
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