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Alien life imagined : Communicating the science and culture of Astrobiology /

Mark Brake, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2012

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Alone? : a discovery sourcebook for astrobiology

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2002

Alone: As the field of Astrobiology continues to emerge, this sourcebook provides a consolidated, interdisciplinary viewpoint. By gathering sources from many fields, this book serves as a central resource of information. It also provides added v[...]

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Animals in space : from research rockets to the space shuttle

Colin Burgess ; Chris Dubbs | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2007

This book examines in unprecedented detail then entire history of animal atmospheric and space flights, from balloon ascents and ballistic journeys atop notoriously unreliable rockets to trips around the Moon and, more recently, aboard numerous [...]

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Is anyone out there? : the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence

Frank D. Drake ; Dava Sobel | [S.l.] : Delacorte Press | 1992

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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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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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Astrobiology

Monica Grady | [S.l.] : Smithsonian Institution Press | 2001

Beginning with the Big Bang and formation of the universe, this richly illustrated book discusses the emergence of life on Earth and beyond. Monica Grady discusses the factors necessary for the development of microorganisms on Earth, including c[...]

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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[...]

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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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Astrobiology of Earth : the emergence, evolution, and future of life on a planet in turmoil /

J. Gale, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | Oxford Biology | 2009

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Astrobiology : an evolutionary approach /

Vera M. Kolb, Editor | [S.l.] : CRC Press | 2015

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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[...]

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Astrobiology : an introduction /

Alan Longstaff, Author | [S.l.] : 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[...]

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Astrobiology : the quest for the conditions of life

G. Horneck, Editor ; Christa Baumstark-Khan, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | 2001

How did life originate in the Universe? How did it all start after the creation of matter and the formation of elements in the stars? What are the pathways from the first organic molecules in space to the evolution of complex life forms on Earth[...]

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An astrobiology strategy for the exploration of Mars

Commitee on an Astrobiology Strategy for the Exploration on Mars ; Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; Board on life sciences, Division on Earth and Life Sciences | [S.l.] : The National Academies Press | 2007

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An astrobiology strategy for the search for life in the universe

[S.l.] : The National Academies Press | 2018

Requested by NASA, this study offers a science strategy for astrobiology that outlines key scientific questions, identifies the most promising research in the field, and indicates the extent to which the mission priorities in existing decadal s[...]

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Astrolinguistics : design of a linguistic system for interstellar communication based on logic /

Alexander Ollongren, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2012

In linguistics, one of the main areas of modern research involves the capabilities and possibilities of there being "lingua cosmica", a LINCOS, a universal language that could be used to cummonicate with non- human intelligences. This book touc[...]

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Astronomical origins of life : steps towards panspermia

F. Hoyle, Editor ; N. C. Wickramasinghe, Editor | [S.l.] : Kluwer | 2000

Two of the pioneers of the modern version of pranspermia -the theory that comets disperse microbial life throughout the cosmos- trace the development of their ideas through a sequence of key papers. A logicial progression of thought is shown to [...]

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

Paolo Saraceno, Author ; David L. Goodstein, Author | Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub. | 2012

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

Jeffrey O. Bennett | [S.l.] : Princeton University Press | 2008

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Bioastronomie : uber irdisches Leben une ausserirdische Intelligenz

Jean Heidmann | New York, NY : Springer | 1994

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The biological universe : the twentieth-century extraterrestrial life debate and the limits of science

Steven J. Dick | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 1996

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Biology in space and life on earth : effects of spaceflight on biological systems

Enno Brinckmann, Editor | [S.l.] : Wiley-VCH Verlag | 2007

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Biology in space and life on earth : effects of spaceflight on biological systems

Enno Brinckmann, Editor | [S.l.] : Wiley-VCH Verlag | 2007

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The bridge between the big bang and biology : stars, planetary systems, atmospheres, volcanoes : their link to life, International workshop, Stromboli, Italy, September 13-17, 1999

Franco Giovannelli | [S.l.] : Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | 1999

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The chemistry of life's origins

V. Pirronello, Editor ; C.X. Mendoza-Gomez, Editor ; J. M. Greenberg, Editor | [S.l.] : Kluwer | NATO ASI series. Series C | 1993

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Children of the stars : our origin, evolution and destiny

Daniel Altschuler | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2002

Combining scientific explanation with historical comment, Children of the stars explores the origins of elements, stars, planets, and life itself. It pieces together clues to the answers of questions such as: are we alone in the Universe? What i[...]

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Children of time

Adrian Tchaikovsky, Author | [S.l.] : Pan Books | 2016

The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home. Following their ancestors' star maps, they discovered the greatest treasure of a past age--a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not righ[...]

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Civilizations beyond earth : extraterrestrial life and society

Douglas A. Vakoch, Editor ; Albert A. Harrison, Editor | New York : Berghahn Books | 2011

How will humankind respond to first contact? Archaeologists and astronomers explore the likehood that extraterrestrial intelligence exists, sociologists present the latest findings of novel surveys, tapping into the public's attitudes about lif[...]

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