The Rev. Richard W. Hoover

The Reverend Richard W. Hoover is an American astrophysicist and astrobiologist known for researching meteorites and cosmic dust. He has studied how microbial life might survive in space and on extraterrestrial objects, suggesting that some microorganisms could be transported across the universe via space debris. Hoover's work has contributed to discussions about the possibility of life beyond Earth and the idea of panspermia, which proposes life can travel between planets. His combination of scientific investigation and exploration of life's potential cosmic origins has made him a notable figure in astrobiology.