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The Columbia Astrobiology
Center
(NYC-Astrobiology Consortium) The
Columbia Astrobiology* Center represents a unique consortium of
Columbia University departments, the Goddard Institute for Space
Studies (NASA), and the American Museum of Natural History. It is an
interdisciplinary effort dedicated to investigating the
wide range of phenomena that may participate in the origin and
evolution of life on Earth and beyond.
We
undertake fundamental research
in many areas, including: The study and modeling of exoplanets, their
characteristics and climates. The study of planet formation and solar
system meteoritics and early chemistry.The study of Earth and Martian
paleoclimate. The potential habitability of moons around giant planets.
Astrochemistry and interstellar carbon chemistry. The study of deep
Earth microbiology, and tectonic
indicators for habitable zones on Earth and other planets.
*"Astrobiology: The study of the origins, evolution, and future, of life in the Universe" |
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