Astrobiology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life across the universe. The journal's scope includes astrobiology, astrophysics, astropaleontology, bioastronomy, cosmochemistry, ecogenomics, exobiology, extremophiles, geomicrobiology, gravitational biology, life detection technology, meteoritics, origins of life, planetary geoscience, planetary protection, prebiotic chemistry, space exploration technology and terraforming.

Abstracting and indexing

This journal is indexed by the following services: • Astrophysics Data System • Biological Abstracts • BIOSIS Previews • Chemical Abstracts • Compendex • Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences • Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences • EMBiology • GEOBASE • GeoRef • MEDLINE • Science Citation Index • Scopus According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 4.091.