The research area of extraterrestrial life, also known as astrobiology, is the scientific study of the possibility of life beyond Earth. Researchers in this field investigate the conditions and environments that could potentially support life on other planets or moons within our solar system, as well as on exoplanets in other solar systems. They also study extremophiles, organisms on Earth that can survive in extreme environments, to understand how life could potentially thrive in harsh conditions elsewhere in the universe. The search for extraterrestrial life includes efforts to detect microbial life, complex life forms, or intelligent civilizations through techniques such as astrobiological field research, space missions, and the analysis of data from telescopes and spacecraft.