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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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Life in space : NASA life sciences research during the late twentieth century /

Maura Phillips Mackowski, Author | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2022

"This book explores the many aspects and outcomes of NASA's research in life sciences, a little-understood endeavor that has often been overlooked in histories of the space agency. While highlighting significant achievements and innovations such[...]

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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In-space manufacturing and resources : Earth and planetary exploration applications

Volker Hessel, Author ; Jana Stoudemire, Author ; Hideaki Miyamoto, Author ; Ian D. Fisk, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2022

Comprehensive resource covering all in-space manufacturing and planetary resource exploration endeavors. The space economy is developing quickly, and pivotal events have brought us to a strong inflection point. This unique book includes fundamen[...]

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Spacefarers : how humans will settle the moon, mars, and beyond

Christopher Wanjek, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2022

A wry and compelling take on the who, how, and why of near-future colonies in space. From bone-whittling microgravity to eye-popping profits, the risks and rewards of space settlement have never been so close at hand. More than fifty years after[...]

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Steering the Reddy shock tube in the direction of astrobiology research applications

Eanna Cristin Doyle, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2022

Since July 2017 the International Space University received the generous donation of a stainless-steel 1 meter, “Reddy Shock Tube” (RST) on the part of Professor K.P.J Reddy of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India. Since previ[...]

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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[...]

Alien Oceans : the search for life in the depths of space

K.P. Hand, Author | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press | 2021

Where is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system, but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away. Bene[...]

Breakthroughs in space life science research : from Apollo 16 to the ISS

Günter Ruyters, Author ; Markus Braun, Author ; Katrin Maria Stang, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2021

This last volume of the SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences series is setup in 5 main parts. The 1st part shortly summarizes the history of life science research in space from the late 40s until today with focus on Europe and Germany, followed[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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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Astrobiology on the International Space Station

Jean-Pierre De Vera, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2020

This volume on astrobiology of the Springer Briefs in Life Sciences book series addresses the three fundamental questions on origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe: how does life begin and evolve? Is there life beyond[...]

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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[...]

Introduction to shock waves and their applications in the fields of chemistry and astrobiology with the use of a modified Reddy Shock Tube

Pranjal Samarth, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2020

Shock waves can transfer large amounts of energy through a medium causing sharp increase in the temperature and pressure of the region they propagate through. This sudden change in the physical conditions often provides the activation energy req[...]

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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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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 | Lanham, Maryland : 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[...]

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[...]

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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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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Gravitational biology I : gravity sensing and graviorientation in microorganisms and plants /

Markus Braun, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space life sciences | 2018

This book summarizes what is currently known about gravity sensing and response mechanisms in microorganisms, fungi, lower and higher plants; starting from the historical eye-opening experiments from the 19th century up to today's extremely rapi[...]