Life in the Universe An Assessment of U.S. and International Programs in Astrobiology (2003) / Chapter Skim
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7. Conclusion
7. Conclusion
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It would be a mistake to imagine, however, that the program was created out of "whole cloth." Instead, NASA's Astrobiology program is an outgrowth of the nation's investment over several decades in scientific research in a variety of fields underpinning astrobiology. Without the roughly halfcentury of novel ideas and exciting discoveries from biology, chemistry, geology, planetary science, astronomy, and other related fields, the Astrobiology program could not have been conceived of, let alone funded, as a significant federal initiative.
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48 LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE Bruno also wrote: "The countless worlds in the universe are no worse and no less inhabited than our Earth." Thus he articulated a vision for astrobiology, but today we seek other, more profound ones. As astrobiology develops, we expect shifts in paradigms that will require new approaches and different combinations of disciplines to be applied to the age-old questions of our origin and our relationship to the cosmos within which we exist.
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