astrobiology

study of the formation of life on Earth and elsewhere on other planets in outer space
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astrobiology

Summary

astrobiology is a branch of biology[1]. astrobiology ranks in the top 10% of branch_of_biology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,525 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • astrobiology's instance of is recorded as branch of biology[3].
  • astrobiology's instance of is recorded as branch of astronomy[4].
  • astrobiology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[5].
  • astrobiology's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • astrobiology's instance of is recorded as academic major[7].
  • astrobiology's instance of is recorded as field of study[8].
  • astrobiology is a type of biology[9].
  • astrobiology is a type of astronomy[10].
  • astrobiology's Commons category is recorded as Astrobiology[11].
  • astrobiology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Astrobiology[12].
  • astrobiology's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Astrobiology[13].
  • astrobiology's described by source is recorded as English Wiktionary[14].
  • astrobiology's topic has template is recorded as Template:Astrobiology[15].
  • astrobiology's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/tags/xenobiology[16].
  • astrobiology's different from is recorded as exobiology[17].
  • astrobiology's different from is recorded as xenobiology[18].
  • astrobiology's practiced by is recorded as astrobiologist[19].
  • astrobiology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of biology[3], branch of astronomy[4], academic discipline[5], field of study[6], and academic major[7]. Recorded subclass of include biology[9] and astronomy[10].

Why It Matters

astrobiology ranks in the top 10% of branch_of_biology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,525 views/month).[2] astrobiology has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] astrobiology is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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