Sentences with phrase «new field of astrobiology»

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In a new paper, two astrophysicists argue that these questions may soon be resolvable scientifically, thanks to new data about the Earth and about other planets in our galaxy, and by combining the earth - based science of sustainability with the space - oriented field of astrobiology.

Soon after this first attempt, Drake came up with the celebrated Drake equation, which became the fundamental organizing principle for the new cross-disciplinary field of astrobiology.

Undaunted by the breadth of knowledge astrobiology covers, Coulson finds the exposure to new ideas to be one of the great perks of the field: «from pure maths to chemistry... you see a lot of different things.»

Astrobiology is a relatively new field of study, where scientists from a variety of disciplines (astronomy, biology, geology, physics, etc.) work together to understand the potential for life to exist beyond Earth.