Searching for Signs of Life
by Young Reporter Rori L. Divijak, Dove Mountain CSTEM K–8
Recently, I was able to attend a Zoom meeting with astrobiologist Dr. Graham Lau. Astrobiology is a huge field that includes people who do oceanography, biology, chemistry, astrophysics, geology, and even philosophy. As an astrobiologist, Lau helps search for other life on other planets or moons in our solar system. He also studies the origins of life—meaning he tries to figure out where life started on Earth and if it even did start on Earth.
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