| Title: | NASA astrobiology strategy |
| Authors: | Lindsay Hays |
| Material Type: | report |
| Publisher: | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2015 |
| Size: | 1 online resource (xx, 235 p.) / col. ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | QH325 |
| Subjects: | Astrobiology ; Exobiology ; Life on other planets ; Life--Evolution ; Life--Origin ; Mars (Planet)--Exploration |
| Description: | 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 major ongoing challenges that astrobiologists tackle as they attempt to answer these universal questions. Progress and accomplishments in each of these areas of research over the past ten years are detailed in each of the successive chapters of this document |
| Contents note: | Executive summary 1. identifying abiotic sources of organic compounds 2. Synthesis and function of macromolecules in the origin of life 3. Early life and increasing complexity 4. co-evolution of life and the physical environment 5. Identifying, exploring, and characterizing environments for habitability and biosignatures 6. Constructing habitable worlds 7. Challenges and opportunities in astrobiology Appendices |
| Access: | http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/uploads/filer_public/01/28/01283266-e401-4dcb-8e05-3918b21edb79/nasa_astrobiology_strategy_2015_151008.pdf |
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