Astrobotany
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Astrobotany is an applied sub-discipline of botany that is the study of plants in space environments. It is a branch of astrobiology and botany.
A zucchini being grown on the International Space Station
The arugula-like lettuce Mizuna growing for Veg-03
'Outredgeous' red lettuce cultivar grown aboard the International Space Station
Lettuce being grown and harvested in the International Space Station before being frozen and returned to Earth
Astrobiology
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Astrobiology is a scientific field within the life and environmental sciences that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe by investigating its determini
Astrobotany
…Astrobotany is an applied sub-discipline of botany that is the study of plants in space environments. It is a branch of astrobiology and botany. Astrobotany concerns both the study of extraterrestrial vegetation discovery, as well as research into the growth of terrestrial vegetation…
The interior of Europa
Asteroid(s) may have transported life to Earth.
Artist's impression of the extrasolar planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb orbiting its star 20,000 light-years from Earth; this planet was discovered with gravitational microlensing.
The NASA Kepler mission, launched in March 2009, searches for extrasolar planets.