On Astrobiological Research in China
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摘要: 探索地外宜居环境和生命信号是深空探测的重要科学目标.天体生物学在宇宙演化的背景下研究生命的起源、演化、分布和未来,是由地球科学、生命科学、空间科学、天文学、化学等多学科融合形成的一门前沿交叉学科.随着人类深空探测的不断进步,天体生物学的研究内涵在不断拓展,其研究方式也更趋于多元和交叉.概述了天体生物学的内涵和发展态势,研判我国天体生物学研究所面临的机遇与挑战,并对我国在该领域的发展提出了建议.Abstract: The search for extraterrestrial habitable environments and signs of life is one of the major scientific objectives of deep space exploration. As a disciplinary regime that studies the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life associated with the evolution of planetary systems, astrobiology systematically enlists practices across multiple disciplines, such as earth science, life science, space science, astronomy, and chemistry. In recent decades, the research of astrobiology has been progressively extended as the understanding of other celestial bodies is improved. Here we review the research content and development of astrobiology, discuss relevant opportunities and challenges in China, and provide prospects for the future.
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