Professor Amy Fletcher
Professor Amy Fletcher – Policy and social implications of SETI, astrobiology and space exploration. Amy Fletcher is an Associate Professor of Political Science at The University of Canterbury. Her main area of expertise is science, technology and environmental politics. She has a long-term interest in the politics of space exploration and is currently focusing on […]
What is Astrobiology?
Astrobiology, is the study of life’s potential in the Universe. It also studies the origin, evolution and history of life on Earth. Astrobiology is a topical subject, innovative and interdisciplinary.
Astrobiology unites physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, molecular biology, ecology, planetary science, geography, and geology to study “anything and everything about life on Earth in order to understand how life might arise and survive elsewhere in the Universe”.