Founded in 2015, the Astrobiology Center (ABC) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year in 2025. With the discovery of numerous exoplanets, there is an endless interest in whether there are Earth-like planets and whether life exists there. I have the impression that many people, not only researchers but also the general public, are interested in “aliens.
On the other hand, I feel that the field of “astrobiology,” the scientific study of “life in space,” has not yet penetrated society. Suddenly, “Aliens have been discovered! or “Let’s move to an exoplanet! Unfortunately, it is unlikely that we will be able to do so anytime soon, but astrobiology is a field that is concerned with the question, “Are we special in the universe? Are we special in the universe? As an Inter-University Research Center under the direct control of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), ABC also conducts many joint research projects with other centers in Japan and abroad. In this page, we would like to introduce ABC and related astrobiology research in Japan.
