noun
- the branch of biology that deals with the search for and study of living beings on other planets or in space
Usage: scientific
Examples
- Scientists working in exobiology are searching for signs of microbial life on Mars.
- The field of exobiology has grown rapidly with advances in space exploration.
- Exobiology research focuses on understanding how life might exist in extreme environments.
- NASA funds several exobiology projects to study the possibility of life beyond Earth.
- The discovery of water on other planets has excited researchers in exobiology.
- Exobiology combines principles from biology, chemistry, and astronomy.