The hunt for life beyond earth: Is it necessary and why?

Artwork of exoplanets around nearby star - illustration Artwork of a hypothetical planetary system around a sun-like star. The planetary system includes rocky and gaseous planets in tight orbits. Getty Images - Credit:Mark Garlick.

Artwork of exoplanets around nearby star - illustration Artwork of a hypothetical planetary system around a sun-like star. The planetary system includes rocky and gaseous planets in tight orbits. Getty Images - Credit:Mark Garlick. Credit: MARK GARLICK/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra

Through Astrobiology scientists search for life beyond the Earth. This requires an understanding of life, and the nature of the environments that support it, as well as planetary, planetary system and stellar interactions and processes. But for what purposes the search for?


Dr Pipit Dian Puspita Triani (Astrophysicist), a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Havard University explained to SBS Indonesian, how astrobiology works and the role of this scientific field in understanding the future of life in the universe.

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