April 2, 2004

Goodbye, Little Green Men. Hello, Astrobiology.

By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

The search for extraterrestrials spawns a scientific discipline that is gaining respect

Article: If Life Is Out There, Where Will We Find It?

Colloquy: Join an online discussion about whether astrobiology, whose growth has been fueled by federal dollars and a stream of intriguing discoveries, is a field with a future or is destined to remain on the fringes for years to come.By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

At a conference center in California's Silicon Valley this week, an academic

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