Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe: extraterrestrial life and life on Earth - article

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   Astrobiology

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3. Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe: extraterrestrial life and life on Earth. Wikipedia
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   The development and testing of hypotheses on extraterrestrial life is known as exobiology or astrobiology; the term astrobiology, however, includes the study of life on Earth viewed in its astronomical context.Wikipedia

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   In its astrobiology roadmap, NASA has defined the principal habitabilitycriteria as ``extended regions of liquid water, conditions favourable for the assembly of complex organic molecules, and energy sources to sustain metabolism.'' Wikipedia

   Explore: Planetary habitability

   Astrobiology makes use of physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, molecular biology, ecology, planetary science, geography, and geology to investigate the possibility of life on other worlds and help recognize biospheres that might be different from the biosphere on Earth. Wikipedia

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Astronomer predicts life beyond earth in '10 to 20 years' - super-intelligent dolphins? Astrobiology the new science!

Astronomer predicts life beyond earth in '10 to 20 years'

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Nasa are holding a meeting to discuss the search for life beyond Earth.

They say observatories are making new discoveries about hundreds of other worlds in our galaxy.

Michael Merrifield a professor of astronomy at the University of Nottingham told 5 live Breakfast, "probably in the next 10 or 20 years we'll find life elsewhere".

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28295042

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