Beyond answering the question of whether or not we are alone in the Universe, what can searching for alien life do for us here on Earth?
In a recent article in The Conversation, the ASB’s Ian Crawford outlines how society benefits from the merging of scientific disciplines and from the new perspectives astrobiology can give us of our place in the cosmos (even if we find nothing).
To find out more, read the full article here: Why looking for aliens is good for society (even if there aren’t any)