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

K.P. Hand, Author | [S.l.] : 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[...]

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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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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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Bepicolombo : investigating Mercury's Mysteries

E. Baldwin, Author ; ESA Communications, Author ; K. Fletcher, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA BR | 2017

BepiColombo is Europe’s first mission to Mercury, and consists of two scientific orbiters: ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter and JAXA’s Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter. It will study all aspects of Mercury, from the structure and dynamics of its ma[...]

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Earths of distant suns : how we find them, communicate with them, and maybe even travel there /

Michael Carroll, Author | [S.l.] : Copernicus Books | 2017

Based on the latest missions results and supported by commissioned artwork, this book explores the possible lessons we may learn from exoplanets. As the number of known Earth-like objects grows significantly, the author explores what is known a[...]

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Habitability of the universe before earth

Richard Gordon, Editor ; Alexei A. Sharov, Editor | [S.l.] : Elsevier Academic Press | Astrobiology Exploring Life on Earth and Beyond | 2017

'Habitability of the Universe before Earth' examines the times and places - before life existed on Earth - that might have provided suitable environments for life to occur, addressing the question: Is life on Earth de novo, or derived from prev[...]

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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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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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Astrobiology : an evolutionary approach /

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

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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[...]

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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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Habitability of other planets and satellites

Jean-Pierre De Vera, Editor ; J. Seckbach, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology | 2013

Is Earth the right model and therefore our Earth-centric view the only universal key to understand habitability, the origin and maintenance of life? This book tries to give answers on this question. It gives insights into the nature of planets [...]

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Stardust : the cosmic seeds of life /

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

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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

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

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

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Life in Antarctic deserts and other cold dry environments : astrobiological analogs /

Peter T. Doran, Editor ; W. Berry Lyons, Editor ; Diane M. McKnight, Editor | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | Cambridge astrobiology | 2010

"The McMurdo Dry Valleys form the largest relatively ice-free area on the Antarctic continent. The perennially ice-covered lakes, ephemeral streams and extensive areas of exposed soil are subject to low temperatures, limited precipitation and sa[...]

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Extrasolar planets and astrobiology

Caleb A. Scharf, Author | [S.l.] : University Science Books | 2009

This work offers an advanced introduction to the increasingly robust fields of extrasolar planets and astrobiology. The text is firmly grounded in mathematics and physics and also covers the key issues regarding chemistry, biology and geophysics.

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Life in space : astrobiology for everyone

Lucas John Mix | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2009

Author Mix explores how the presence of planets around other stars affects our knowledge of our own; how water, carbon, and electrons interact to form life as we know it; and how the processes of evolution and entropy act upon every living thing[...]

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Life in space : astrobiology for everyone

Lucas John Mix, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2009

Author Mix explores how the presence of planets around other stars affects our knowledge of our own; how water, carbon, and electrons interact to form life as we know it; and how the processes of evolution and entropy act upon every living thing[...]

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Complete course in astrobiology

G. Horneck, Author ; Petra Rettberg, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Physics textbook | 2007

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Micrometeorites and the mysteries of our origins

Michel Maurette, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics | 2006

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Astrobiology

New Rochelle, NY : Mary Ann Liebert

Astrobiology is the most-cited peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the understanding of life's origin, evolution, and distribution in the universe, with a focus on new findings and discoveries from interplanetary exploration and laboratory resear[...]

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Planetary astrobiology

Victoria S. Meadows, Editor ; Giada Nicole Arney, Editor ; Britney E. Schmidt, Editor ; David J. Marais, Editor | Tucson : University of Arizona Press | Space science series

Planetary Astrobiology brings together current knowledge across astronomy, biology, geology, physics, chemistry, and related fields, and considers the synergies between studies of solar systems and exoplanets to identify the path needed to advan[...]

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