Astrobiology as a discipline is founded on the premise that life may exist beyond Earth.
Notes on verification
Multiple authoritative sources (NASA, National Academies, peer-reviewed literature) consistently confirm astrobiology's core premise as the study of life's origin, evolution, and potential existence beyond Earth.
Sources
- Astrobiology (wikipedia)
- https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25252/chapter/2 (corroboration)
- https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/media/medialibrary/2015/01/AB-Poster-ScienceBackgroundText.pdf (corroboration)
- https://www.nasa.gov/missions/nasas-search-for-life-astrobiology-in-the-solar-system-and-beyond/ (corroboration)
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.14293 (corroboration)