Noun
panspermia (uncountable)
(biology) The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit life from outer space to habitable bodies; or the process of such transmission.
Of the 6 missions flown so far on BIOPAN between 1992 and 2007, dozens of experiments were conducted, and some analyzed the likelihood of panspermia. Source: Internet
Directed panspermia concerns the deliberate transport of microorganisms in space, sent to Earth to start life here, or sent from Earth to seed new stellar systems with life. Source: Internet
Similar solar sailing launch and capture were suggested for directed panspermia to expand life in other solar system. Source: Internet
The purpose is to assess the panspermia hypothesis and the possibility of natural interplanetary transport of life and its precursors. Source: Internet