Authors
Ximena C Abrevaya, Rika Anderson, Giada Arney, Dimitra Atri, Armando Azúa-Bustos, Jeff S Bowman, William J Brazelton, Gregory A Brennecka, Regina Carns, Aditya Chopra, Jesse Colangelo-Lillis, Christopher J Crockett, Julia DeMarines, Elizabeth A Frank, Carie Frantz, Eduardo de la Fuente, Douglas Galante, Jennifer Glass, Damhnait Gleeson, Christopher R Glein, Colin Goldblatt, Rachel Horak, Lev Horodyskyj, Betül Kaçar, Akos Kereszturi, Emily Knowles, Paul Mayeur, Shawn McGlynn, Yamila Miguel, Michelle Montgomery, Catherine Neish, Lena Noack, Victoria Petryshyn, Sarah Rugheimer, Eva E Stüeken, Paulina Tamez-Hidalgo, Sara Imari Walker, Teresa Wong
Publication date
2016/8/1
Journal
Astrobiology
Volume
16
Issue
8
Pages
561-653
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Description
Astrobiology is the science that seeks to understand the story of life in our universe. Astrobiology includes investigation of the conditions that are necessary for life to emerge and flourish, the origin of life, the ways that life has evolved and adapted to the wide range of environmental conditions here on Earth, the search for life beyond Earth, the habitability of extraterrestrial environments, and consideration of the future of life here on Earth and elsewhere. It therefore requires knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, and many more specialized scientific areas including astronomy, geology, planetary science, microbiology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. However, astrobiology is more than just a collection of different disciplines. In seeking to understand the full story of life in the Universe in a holistic way, astrobiology asks questions that transcend all these individual scientific subjects. Astrobiological …
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