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The discovery may also inform fields such as biotechnology and astrobiology, where scientists explore how life might persist in extreme or extraterrestrial environments.—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 In the decades since, Boston has pioneered the study of caves as ideal spaces to advance astrobiology, a field focused on the possibility of life in extraterrestrial environments.—Becky Ferreira, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2026 But there’s a bigger issue at hand, which is an overlap in the public imagination between UFO stuff and the actual science of astrobiology.—Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 16 Feb. 2026 That’s the compelling argument made by Caleb Scharf—author and senior scientist for astrobiology at NASA Ames Research in Moffett Field, Calif.—in his new book The Giant Leap: Why Space Is the Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life.—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for astrobiology