Astrobiology

5. Planets that are similar size and similar conditions to that of earth
9. A mathematical argument used to estimate number of active extraterrestrial civilizations in the galaxy
11. A science instrument that continually monitors the brightness of stars in a fixed field of view
12. The topic that tries to answer the big question, are we alone?
14. Evolutionary process that most living things go through
15. Tess should be able to complete it's task in...

1. Creator of the drake equation
2. The experiment that demonstrates the possibility of life
3. Where life would most likely be able to form in a galaxy
4. A powerful thing caused by water vapor passing through a chamber
6. Region where life is able to form on planets in a solar system
7. A red-dwarf star orbited by seven exoplanets
8. a space observatory launched by NASA to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars
10. An ongoing international project directed by the International Planetary society
13. An improved space observatory, with a similar mission to that of kepler