exobiological
About life elsewhere
Exobiological means relating to exobiology—the study of life beyond Earth.
The field investigates whether life exists elsewhere in the universe and what forms it might take: exobiological research, exobiological implications of the Mars findings.
Scientists conducting exobiological work examine extreme environments on Earth as analogs for alien habitats.
Animate state
- biosignaturesDetectable signs of life
- habitabilitySuitability for dwelling
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
- panspermiaLife spreads via space rocks
biogenesis · origins · biochemistry · microbial · organisms · evolution · adaptation · metabolism
Red planet, war deity
- EuropaGalilean moon with subsurface ocean
- EnceladusIcy moon with geysers
- TitanMythic giant or moon
- exoplanetsWorlds orbiting other stars
rover · lander · probe · Perseverance · Curiosity · NASA · ESA · mission
Gaseous layer around planets
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- pressureForce upon contact
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
Containing life's key element
- silicon-basedContaining element fourteen
- nucleotidesDNA and RNA subunits
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
- solventsLiquids that dissolve substances
lipids · membranes · catalysis · molecular · prebiotic · self-replication · polymerization · stereochemistry
life
Animate state
- biosignaturesDetectable signs of life
- habitabilitySuitability for dwelling
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
panspermia · biogenesis · origins · biochemistry · microbial · organisms · evolution · adaptation · metabolism · cells
Mars
Red planet, war deity
exoplanets · rover · lander · probe · Perseverance · Curiosity · NASA · ESA · mission · subsurface
atmosphere
Gaseous layer around planets
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- pressureForce upon contact
nutrients · terraforming · biomarkers · magnetosphere · biosphere
carbon-based
Containing life's key element
- silicon-basedContaining element fourteen
- nucleotidesDNA and RNA subunits
- chiralityMirror-image non-superimposability
solvents · lipids · membranes · catalysis · molecular · prebiotic · self-replication · polymerization · stereochemistry · biomolecules
exobiologicalterrestrial
Relating to land
earthly · earthbound · indigenous · native · telluric
extraterrestrial, exoplanet, exobiology, abiogenesis, astrobiology, abiogenic, exobiologist, exoplanetary