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Understanding the universe goes beyond pure facts; it’s shaped by imagination, aesthetic judgment, and interpretation, merging science with artistic sensibility, while two strands—using familiar Earth concepts to understand possible extraterrestrials and using astrobiology to view Earth in unfamiliar terms—show that space and Earth inquiries are entangled and guided by many disciplines.

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