From Enceladus to K2-18b: An Interdisciplinary, Policy-Informed Search for Extraterrestrial Life

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Extraterrestrial life research is an interdisciplinary effort that weighs the limits of exploration, considers possible habitats from subsurface oceans on icy moons to biosignatures in exoplanet atmospheres, demands cautious interpretation and extraordinary evidence, and calls for international guidelines and transparent communication before any contact or messaging, with researchers such as Carol Oliver, Michael Garrett, Peter Vickers, Gideon Yoffe, Kai James, James Dwyer, Robert William Smith, Mary Magnuson, Carole Haswell, Scarlett Howard, Daniel Apai, and Chris Impey contributing.