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Origins, world and life : a decadal strategy for planetary science and astrobiology, 2023-2032

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2022

"Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 highlights key science questions, identifies priority missions, and presents a comprehensive research strategy that includes both planetary defense a[...]

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SENTIENT: Search for Extraterrestrial eNTIties in the ENceladus Terra : new methodologies in the search for life

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2022

Since the dawn of time, humans have been fascinated by the stars, wondering, what is out there? Are we alone in the universe? Science fiction has served astronomers, artists, novelists, and scientists alike, in pondering on this question, welc[...]

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Earth, our living planet : the Earth system and its co-evolution with organisms

Philippe Bertrand, Author ; Louis Legendre, Author | Cham : Springer | Frontiers collection | 2021

The habitability of a planet is its capacity to allow the emergence of organisms. What astronomical and geological conditions concurred to make Earth habitable 4 billion years ago, and how has it remained habitable since? What have been the resp[...]

Life in the Cosmos : from biosignatures to technosignatures

Avi Loeb, Author ; Manasvi Lingam, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2021

"Are we alone in the universe?" This tantalizing question has captivated humanity over millennia, but seldom has it been approached rigorously. Today the search for signatures of extraterrestrial life and intelligence has become a rapidly advanc[...]

Astrobiology for a general reader : a questions and answers approach

Vera M. Kolb, Author ; Benton C. Clark, Author | Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing | 2020

This book implements several outstanding features which are helpful to the general reader. It is organized in the form of a ‘Questions and Answers'guide, an approach unique in the field of astrobiology. The questions and answers are linked in a [...]

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An astrobiology strategy for the search for life in the universe

Washington : The National Academies Press | 2019

Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It is an inherently interdisciplinary field that encompasses astronomy, biology, geology, heliophysics, and planetary science, including comple[...]

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ORIGINS space telecope : mission concept study report

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2019

The Origins Space Telescope (OST) will trace the history of our origins from the time dust and heavy elements permanently altered the cosmic landscape to present-day life. How did the universe evolve in response to its changing ingredients? Why [...]

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From dust to life : the origin and evolution of our solar system : with a new afterword by the authors /

John Chambers, Author ; Jacqueline Mitton, Author | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press | 2017

Drawing on the history of astronomy and the latest findings in astrophysics and the planetary sciences, John Chambers and Jacqueline Mitton offer the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available. They examine how the evol[...]

Astrobiology : an evolutionary approach /

Vera M. Kolb, Editor | Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York : CRC Press | 2015

Astrobiology : an introduction /

Alan Longstaff, Author | Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York : CRC Press | Series in astronomy and astrophysics. | 2015

Assuming a minimal amount of science knowledge, this text provides a full introduction to astrobiology suitable for undergraduate students. With an emphasis on bioscience, the text covers such topics as stellar evolution, cosmic chemistry, plane[...]

NASA astrobiology strategy

Lindsay Hays | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2015

This science strategy identifies questions to guide and inspire astrobiology research on each of these topics—in the lab, in the field, and in experiments flown on planetary science missions—over the next decade. The strategy also identifies maj[...]

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Origins : the scientific story of creation /

J. E. Baggott, Author | New York, NY : Oxford University Press | 2015

What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know?There are m[...]

From dust to life : the origin and evolution of our solar system /

John Chambers, Author ; Jacqueline Mitton, Author | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press | 2014

Tells the story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together [...]

Astrobiology, history, and society : life beyond earth and the impact of discovery /

Douglas A. Vakoch, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics | 2013

This book addresses important current and historical topics in astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth, including the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The first section covers the plurality of worlds debate from ant[...]

Enduring quests, daring visions : NASA astrophysics in the next three decades

[S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2013

In March 2013, the NASA Advisory Council/Science Committee assembled a group of astronomers who would determine the goals and aims of NASA for the next 30 years. The roadmap first notes three defining questions NASA should continue to pursue: A[...]

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Stardust : the cosmic seeds of life /

Sun Kwok, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Astronomers' universe | 2013

Young sun, early earth and the origins of life : lessons for astrobiology

Muriel Gargaud, Author ; Hervé Martin, Author ; Purificacion Lopez-Garcia, Author ; Thierry Montmerle, Author ; Robert Pascal, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2013

Beyond the stars : our origins and the search for life in the universe /

Paolo Saraceno, Author ; David L. Goodstein, Author | [S.l.] : World Scientific | 2012

Astrobiology : a brief introduction

Kevin W. Plaxco, Author ; Michael Gross, Author | Baltimore (United States) : The Johns Hopkins University Press | 2011

Emphasizing the biochemical nature of astrobiology, Plaxco and Gross expand their examination of the origin of chemical elements, the developments that made the Universe habitable, and how life continues to be sustained. They discuss in great de[...]

First life : discovering the connections between stars, cells, and how life began

D. W. Deamer | Berkeley : University of California Press | 2011

The living cosmos : our search for life in the universe

Chris Impey | Toronto : Random House | 2011

Astrobiology, the study of life in space, is one of today's fastest growing fields of science. In this accessible and elegantly reasoned book, scholar and researcher Impey explores the foundations of this rapidly developing discipline, where it'[...]

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The eerie silence : renewing our search for alien intelligence

Paul Davies | [S.l.] : Allen Lane | 2010

Before the Big Bang : the prehistory of our universe

Brian Clegg | [S.l.] : St. Martin's Press | 2009

From the earliest creation myths, through the eighteenth-century astronomer William Herschel`s realization that the Milky Way was but one of many galaxies, to ongoing debates about black holes, the book deals about the origins of the universe an[...]

Exploring the origin, extent, and future of life : philosophical, ethical, and theological perspectives /

Constance M. Bertka, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge astrobiology | 2009

"Where did we come from? Are we alone? Where are we going? These are the questions that define the field of astrobiology. New discoveries about life on Earth, the increasing numbers of extrasolar planets being identified, and the technologies be[...]

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Beyond UFOs : the search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future

Jeffrey O. Bennett | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press | 2008

Mars : a cosmic stepping stone

Kevin Nolan | [S.l.] : Copernicus Books | 2008

Mars : a treasure trove of information on the emergence of life a cosmic heritage with Earth a planet water-rich, implying a geochemical setting coductive to life

The living cosmos : our search for life in the universe

Chris Impey | Toronto : Random House | 2007

Astrobiology, the study of life in space, is one of today's fastest growing fields of science. In this accessible and elegantly reasoned book, scholar and researcher Impey explores the foundations of this rapidly developing discipline, where it'[...]

Planetary systems and the origin of life

Ralph E. Pudritz, Editor ; Paul G. Higgs, Editor ; J. R. Stone, Editor | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge astrobiology | 2007

Beginning with how planetary are discovered, the text examines how these systems formed, and how water and the biomolecules necessary for life were produced. It then focuses on how life may have originated and evolved on Earth. Building on these[...]

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Planetary systems and the origin of life

Ralph E. Pudritz, Editor ; Paul G. Higgs, Editor ; J. R. Stone, Editor | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge astrobiology | 2007

Beginning with how planetary are discovered, the text examines how these systems formed, and how water and the biomolecules necessary for life were produced. It then focuses on how life may have originated and evolved on Earth. Building on these[...]

Epic of evolution : seven ages of the cosmos

Eric J. Chaisson | [S.l.] : Columbia University Press | 2006

Prologue: cosmological overview - 1. Particle epoch: simplicity fleeting - 2. Galactic epoch: hierarchy of structures - 3. Stellar epoch: forges for elements - 4. Planetary epoch: Habitats for life - 5. Chmical epoch: matter plus energy - 6. Bi[...]