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• n  the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life

• Why critics are taking note: Cady's a leading light in the field of astrobiology the study of how life forms in the universe: Astropaleobiology.
• It's his cinematic take on the emerging science of astrobiology, the search for life in other worlds.
• Nonetheless, NASA continues the search for unearthly life, even if it's only for little green bugs, under the more politically palatable label of astrobiology.

• exobiology
• space biology

News & Articles

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• Hunting for Alien Worlds: The Great Exoplanet Debate Full Series
  Complete coverage of Astrobiology Magazine's exoplanet debate series.
  June 12, 2013 - SPACE.com
• NASA Returns Zoe Robot To Chile's Atacama Desert To Hunt For Subsurface Life
  April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Zoë , the first robot to map microbial life during a 2005 field expedition in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is returning for another go-around. This month, on a NASA astrobiology mission led by Carnegie Mellon University and the SETI Institute , the autonomous and solar-powered robot is headed back into the world’s driest desert equipped with a one ...
  June 12, 2013 - redOrbit
• NASA: Programs and Projects Services For the Astrobiology Space and Research Services
  NASA: Programs and Projects Services For the Astrobiology Space and Research Services
  June 10, 2013 - SpaceRef

Quotes

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• Jill Tarter in ABC Science Online
  In the case of astrobiology, the cut is to 50% of what it was in 2005,Tarter says. "We are facing what we consider an extraordinarily difficult financial threat."
• Chris McKay in USA Today
  A concentrated energy source, liquid water, and perhaps evidence of CH4 - methane - being seen, McKay added it up this way: "All together this makes Enceladus a key target for astrobiology. Let's go."
• Frank Drake in Astrobiology Magazine
  There are currently two scientific programs at the SETI Institute,says Drake, "one for radio SETI and one for astrobiology. I tell people that the first program deals with radio and optical searches, and then I take care of the rest of the...