NASA Astrobiology Program

NASA Astrobiology 2003 Roadmap

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
May 21, 2003
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NASA Astrobiology 2003 Roadmap
NASA Astrobiology Roadmap 2003

Astrobiology is the study of the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It requires fundamental concepts of life and habitable environments that will help us to recognize biospheres that might be quite different from our own.

Astrobiology addresses three basic questions that have been asked in various ways for generations.

  1. How does life begin and evolve?
  2. Does life exist elsewhere in the universe?
  3. What is the future of life on Earth and beyond?

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