Astrobiology is the study of the origin of life on Earth, and
whether life may exist elsewhere in the Universe. This article
will seek to convey some of the new discoveries in Astronomy
which relate to Astrobiology and which have energised the field.
These discoveries are little isolated illuminated patches and it is
difficult to link them together into a coherent picture. More
questions are raised than answered, but this is only as it should be;
we do not understand the origin of life, but we are beginning to
assemble pieces of the puzzle.
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