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astrobiology

Term: astrobiology

Literally meaning: ?biology of the stars"

Origin: Anc Greek

?????/aster(=star, flame)

+ ????/vios(=life) +(-?????)/-logia(=logy, suffix meaning ?study of?, ?speech?, ?discourse?) > ???/leo (=speak).

Coined/History

in the 1950s, by scientists at Cambridge University in England in the landmark report ?Planets and Life: The Emerging Science of Astrobiology?

Definition

Astrobiology is the study of all aspects of life and intelligence in universe (including earth) that encompass areas of biology, astronomy, and geology.

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