astrobiologist
/ˌæstroʊbaɪˈɑlədʒɪst/
noun
- A scientist who studies the possibility of life in the universe, including on other planets and moons.
- My cousin is an astrobiologist working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Astrobiologists are searching for signs of life in the oceans of Europa.
- The astrobiologist presented new research on microbes that could survive on Mars.
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