# Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/space-science-and-extraterrestrial-life-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 485,105 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the search for extraterrestrial life and intelligence, including topics such as astrobiology, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), galactic habitable zones, global catastrophic risks, the Fermi Paradox, planetary biology, technosignatures, and space exploration. |
| Domain | Physical Sciences |
| Field | Physics and Astronomy |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12788 |
| Works | 112,537 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Pierre Bourdıeu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/pierre-bourd-eu/)
- [Michel Foucault](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michel-foucault/)
- [F. Stuart Chapin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/f-stuart-chapin/)
- [Carl Folke](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carl-folke/)
- [D. Brown](https://scholariq.org/researchers/d-brown/)
- [Элинор Остром](https://scholariq.org/researchers/a5003087402/)
- [Johan Rockström](https://scholariq.org/researchers/johan-rockstrom/)
- [Robert M. May](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-m-may/)
- [Marten Scheffer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/marten-scheffer/)
- [Joseph Felsenstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/joseph-felsenstein/)
- [Derek R. Lovley](https://scholariq.org/researchers/derek-r-lovley/)
- [C. T. Russell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/c-t-russell/)

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