Glossary term: Astrobiology
Description: Astrobiology is a multidisciplinary field of investigation comprising knowledge from astronomy, biology, physics, geology, chemistry, and other science fields to study life from its origin, evolution, and distribution in the Universe, including Earth, currently the only place where life is known to exist.
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