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EX.PL.RE. A directed energy mission to a nearby star system

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

The next frontier for humanity is beyond our solar system, embracing interstellar travel to expand our knowledge of what is beyond our current scope of vision and understanding. This project outlines a Directed Energy mission to the Alpha Centau[...]

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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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Terraforming Mars

Martin Beech, Editor ; J. Seckbach, Editor ; Richard Gordon, Editor | Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley | Astrobiology perspectives on life of the universe | 2022

The idea of terraforming Mars has, in recent times, become a topic of intense scientific interest and great public debate. Stimulated in part by the contemporary imperative to begin geoengineering Earth, as a means to combat global climate chang[...]

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Extraterrestrial : the first sign of intelligent life beyond Earth

Avi Loeb, Author | [S.l.] : Houghton Mifflin Company | 2021

"Harvard's top astronomer lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star"-- In late 2017 scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed an object soaring through our i[...]

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Geoforming Mars : how could nature have made Mars more like Earth? A treatise on some important factors involved in assessing the habitability of terrestrial planets that may aid us in our search for habitable terrestrial exoplanets

Robert Malcuit, Author | Cham : Springer | 2021

This book offers an exercise in theoretical planetology, presenting five different scenarios to assess the evolution of habitable conditions on Mars to assess planetary terraforming potential and to give insight into the ongoing search for habit[...]

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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[...]

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Ocean worlds : habitability in the outer solar system and beyond

Athena Coustenis, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space science series of ISSI | 2021

This book examine the more remote provinces of our solar system, focusing on the icy moons of the giant planets, like Europa and Titan, as well as bodies like Ceres and putative extrasolar ocean worlds. Their potential for subsurface liquid wate[...]

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Planet formation and panspermia

Vukotić Branislav, Editor ; Richard Gordon, Editor ; J. Seckbach, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley | Astrobiology perspectives on life of the universe | 2021

The novel approach presented in this book gives new insights into the panspermia theory and its connection with planetary formation and the evolution of galaxies. This offers a good starting point for future research proposals about exolife and [...]

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The zoologist's guide to the galaxy : what animals on earth reveal about aliens--and ourselves

Arik Kershenbaum, Author | New York : Penguin Press | 2021

From a noted Cambridge zoologist, a wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like, using universal laws that govern life on Earth and in space. Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the unive[...]

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The biological universe : life in the Milky Way and beyond

Wallace Arthur, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2020

Are we alone in the universe, or are there other life forms 'out there'? This is one of the most scientifically and philosophically important questions that humanity can ask. Now, in the early 2020s, we are tantalizingly close to an answer. As t[...]

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Extraterrestrial languages

Daniel Oberhaus, Author | Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press | 2019

If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand?The endlessly fascinating question of whether we are alone in the universe has always been accompanied by another, more complicated one: if there is e[...]

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The first space war : how the patterns of history and the principles of STEM will shape its form

J. Furman Daniel III, Author ; T.K. Rogers, Author | [S.l.] : Lexington Books | 2019

Unfortunately, much of what people believe about war in space has been shaped, or misshaped, by Hollywood and other forms of popular media. In this book a STEM educator and a political science professor team up to explore the possibilities for w[...]

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Model ecosystems in extreme environments

J. Seckbach, Editor ; Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto, Editor | [S.l.] : Elsevier Academic Press | Astrobiology Exploring Life on Earth and Beyond | 2019

Model Ecosystems in Extreme Environments, Second Edition examines ecosystems at the most extreme habitats and their interaction with the environment, providing a key element in our understanding of the role and function of microorganisms in natu[...]

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Astrobiology, discovery, and societal impact

Steven J. Dick, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2018

Winner of the 2019 AAP (Association of American Publishers) cosmology and astronomy award. New discoveries in astrobiology, including thousands of planets around distant stars, have increased the likelihood of finding life beyond Earth. Astrono[...]

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Astrotheology : science and theology meet extraterrestrial life /

Ted Peters, Editor | Eugene : Wipf and Stock Publishers | 2018

This book's scientific authors update readers on astrobiology's search for extraterrestrial life. Theologians add to the science a theological analysis of the place of space in understanding God's creative work, the prospects of sharing God's cr[...]

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Exoplanets : hidden worlds and the quest for extraterrestrial life

Donald Goldsmith, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2018

Using a variety of innovative techniques, astronomers have recently discovered thousands of planets that orbit stars throughout our Milky Way galaxy. Donald Goldsmith presents the science of exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in[...]

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From habitability to life on mars

Nathalie A. Cabrol, Editor ; Edmond A. Grin, Author | [S.l.] : Elsevier | 2018

From Habitability to Life on Mars explores the current state of knowledge and questions on the past habitability of Mars and the role that rapid environmental changes may have played in the ability of prebiotic chemistry to transition to life. I[...]

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From habitability to life on mars

Nathalie A. Cabrol, Editor ; Edmond A. Grin, Author | [S.l.] : Elsevier | 2018

From Habitability to Life on Mars explores the current state of knowledge and questions on the past habitability of Mars and the role that rapid environmental changes may have played in the ability of prebiotic chemistry to transition to life. I[...]

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Life in the universe : expectations and constraints

Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Author ; Louis N. Irwin, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciences | 2018

This book examines the basic elements of living systems: energy, chemistry, solvents, and habitats in crucial depth. These elements define the opportunities and limitations for life on other worlds. The book argues that life forms we would recog[...]

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Making contact : Jill Tarter and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence /

Sarah Scoles, Author | New York : First Pegasus books edition | 2017

"Jill Tarter is a pioneer, an innovator, an adventurer, and a controversial force. At a time when women weren't encouraged to do much outside the home, Tarter ventured as far out as she could -- into the three-Kelvin cold of deep space. And she [...]

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Report of the Europa Lander science definition team

K.P. Hand, Author | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2017

This report focuses on the science of a mission concept for landing on the surface of Europa. The first seven chapters of this report detail the science, and science considerations, of the mission concept. Chapters 8, 9, and 10 then go into deta[...]

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What we know about extraterrestrial intelligence : foundations of xenology

Michael Ashkenazi, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2017

Have you ever wondered what could happen when we discover another communicating species outside the Earth? This book addresses this question in all its complexity. In addition to the physical barriers for communication, such as the enormous dis[...]

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Exobiologists, rocketeers, and engineers

Rick Eyerdam, Author | Mustang : Tate publishing | 2016

The book details the challenges faced by the NASA engineers with the rise of the exobiologists who had no laboratory and no way to conduct scientific research unless they could get a ride on a spaceship. Just what NASA needed since its legacy in[...]

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SEDNA: planetary protection in missions to icy moons : analysis and technology roadmap

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2016

In recent years the astrobiology community has become increasingly interested in the environmental conditions of icy moons in the Solar System, such as Enceladus, Titan, and Ganymede. It is believed that on several of these moons there are the t[...]

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Waiting for contact : the search for extraterrestrial intelligence /

Lawrence Squeri, Author | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2016

Imagine a network of extraterrestrials in radio contact with each other across the universe, superior beings who hail from advanced civilisations quadrillions of miles away, just waiting for Earth to tune in. Some people believe it's only a matt[...]

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The Drake equation : estimating the prevalence of extraterrestrial life through the ages /

Douglas A. Vakoch, Author ; Matthew F. Dowd, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge astrobiology | 2015

"In this compelling book, leading scientists and historians explore the Drake Equation, which guides modern astrobiology's search for life beyond Earth. First used in 1961 as the organising framework for a conference in Green Bank, West Virginia[...]

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The impact of discovering life beyond Earth

Steven J. Dick, Editor | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2015

In this volume, distinguished philosophers, theologians, anthropologists, historians and scientists discuss the big questions about how the discovery of extraterrestrial life, whether intelligent or microbial, would impact society. Their remarka[...]

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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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Archaeology, anthropology, and interstellar communication /

Douglas A. Vakoch, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | NASA History Series | 2014

Are we alone? asks the writeup on the back cover of the dust jacket. The contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extrate[...]

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