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ShareAstrobiology is the study of life in space, combining aspects of astronomy, biology and geology.
It is focused primarily on the study of the origin, distribution and evolution of life.
For more information about the topic Astrobiology, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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