The Search for Life Elsewhere: Avoiding Hype and Fostering Public Understanding.

Albergaria D, Baan M, Bimm J, Devecka M, Fortuna MC, Heenatigala T, Ten Kate IL, Kokori A, Muñoz-Mateos JC, Nováková JN, Vu Nguyen T, Nijman I, Persson E, Pompea S, Raaphorst M, Redeker D, Russo P, Smeets I, Smith HB, Stahlman G, Vetter D, Massey R, Ibsen T

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DOI: 10.1177/15311074261475082
Published: 2026 Aug 5
Container: Astrobiology
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@article{allodium:10.1177/15311074261475082,
  title = {The Search for Life Elsewhere: Avoiding Hype and Fostering Public Understanding.},
  author = {Albergaria D and Baan M and Bimm J and Devecka M and Fortuna MC and Heenatigala T and Ten Kate IL and Kokori A and Muñoz-Mateos JC and Nováková JN and Vu Nguyen T and Nijman I and Persson E and Pompea S and Raaphorst M and Redeker D and Russo P and Smeets I and Smith HB and Stahlman G and Vetter D and Massey R and Ibsen T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Astrobiology},
  doi = {10.1177/15311074261475082},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/15311074261475082}
}

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TI  - The Search for Life Elsewhere: Avoiding Hype and Fostering Public Understanding.
AU  - Albergaria D
AU  - Baan M
AU  - Bimm J
AU  - Devecka M
AU  - Fortuna MC
AU  - Heenatigala T
AU  - Ten Kate IL
AU  - Kokori A
AU  - Muñoz-Mateos JC
AU  - Nováková JN
AU  - Vu Nguyen T
AU  - Nijman I
AU  - Persson E
AU  - Pompea S
AU  - Raaphorst M
AU  - Redeker D
AU  - Russo P
AU  - Smeets I
AU  - Smith HB
AU  - Stahlman G
AU  - Vetter D
AU  - Massey R
AU  - Ibsen T
PY  - 2026
JO  - Astrobiology
DO  - 10.1177/15311074261475082
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D, A., M, B., J, B., M, D., MC, F., T, H., IL, T. K., A, K., JC, M., JN, N., T, V. N., I, N., E, P., S, P., M, R., D, R., P, R., I, S., HB, S., G, S., D, V., R, M., & T, I. (2026). The Search for Life Elsewhere: Avoiding Hype and Fostering Public Understanding.. Astrobiology. https://doi.org/10.1177/15311074261475082

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