astrobiology
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- noun
- /ˌæstrəbaɪˈɒlədʒi/
- Specialized
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astrobiología
- The scientific field of astrobiology investigates the possibility of life on other planets.
- NASA's astrobiology
- Center for Astrobiology
- Astrobiology Graduate
Second of all, these are really nitty gritty astrobiology and astrochemistry questions.
- Second of all, these are really nitty gritty astrobiology and astrochemistry questions.
- Well, one of Perseverance's main science missions is Astrobiology.
- We are Earthlings, and I'll leave the last word to Caleb Scharf, who's the chairman of the astrobiology department in Columbia.
- And there is a certain resistance in the field of astrobiology, in my view is the most fucked up discipline on Earth.
Examples
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NASA funding for astrobiology is going through a roller coaster.
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Although researchers have been studying astronomy and biology for hundreds of years, astrobiology is relatively new to the list of "named" fields of scientific research.
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And the whole astrobiology institute was started as a result of this paper.
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Actually, I find this really very interesting, and I would like to know more about the whole astrobiology field.
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I was wrong earlier when I said that NASA put back 50% of the astrobiology funds.
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I think the first thing to say is that the way you can do astrobiology depends on what you're looking at.
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We get that, but you're also senior scientist for astrobiology strategy at NASA.
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NASA began using the term astrobiology in 1995 and established the virtual institute, NAI, in 1997.
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At present, she works with the College of Science Center for Astrobiology, which expands on the work of LAPLACE at the University of Arizona.
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New courses in astrophysics and astrobiology were added to the curriculum, and existing courses for nonmajors were completely revised.
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Synonyms
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Study of life beyond Earth and how space affects living things
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Study of life not like life on Earth, for example alien life or life made in a lab
Study of how outer space affects living things and search for life elsewhere
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Surface Forms
Morphology
astrobiology = biology (semi-transparent) = astro + bio + logy
The word is built transparently from 'astro-' plus 'biology', but the scientific field is specialized enough that the meaning is not fully predictable for all learners.
Etymology
Astrobiology joins astro- (meaning 'star' or 'space') and biology ('study of life'). So, astrobiology means the study of life in space and the search for life beyond Earth.