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Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, and so has life at its core. It asks some of humanities most profound questions: Where does life come from? Where is it going? Are we alone?
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Louisa Preston acknowledges the support of the UK Space Agency Aurora grant ST/P001254/1.
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Preston, L.J., Rothschild, L.J. (2021). Astrobiology: An Overview. In: Young, L.R., Sutton, J.P. (eds) Handbook of Bioastronautics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12191-8_119
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