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Life in the universe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2022Edition: Fifth edition / Jeffrey Bennett, Seth Shostak, Nicholas Schneider, Meredith MacGregorDescription: xix, 472, AQ-1, A-19, G-12, C-2, I-10 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780691241784
  • 0691241783
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 576.83 23
LOC classification:
  • QH327 .B45 2022
Contents:
Preface -- About the authors -- How to succeed in your astrobiology course -- Part I. Introducing Life in the Universe. Chapter 1. A universe of life? -- Chapter 2. The science of life in the universe -- Chapter 3. The universal context of life -- Part II. Life on Earth. Chapter 4. The habitability of Earth -- Chapter 5. The nature of life on Earth -- Chapter 6. The origin and evolution of life on Earth -- Part III. Life in the Solar System. Chapter 7. Searching for life in our solar system -- Chapter 8. Mars -- Chapter 9. Life on Jovian moons -- Chapter 10. The nature and evolution of habitability -- Part IV. Life Among the Stars. Chapter 11. Exoplanets : Their nature and potential habitability -- Chapter 12. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- Chapter 13. Interstellar travel and the Fermi paradox -- Epilogue : Contact - Implications for the search and discovery -- Answers to quick quiz questions -- Appendix A. Useful numbers -- Appendix B. Useful formulas -- Appendix C. A few mathematical skills -- Appendix D. The periodic table of the elements -- Appendix E. The solar system -- Appendix F. List of learning objectives -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index
Summary: "The world's leading textbook on astrobiology - ideal for an introductory one-semester course and now fully revised and updated. Are we alone in the cosmos? How are scientists seeking signs of life beyond our home planet? Could we colonize other planets, moons, or even other star systems? This introductory textbook, written by a team of four renowned science communicators, educators, and researchers, tells the amazing story of how modern science is seeking the answers to these and other fascinating questions. They are the questions that are at the heart of the highly interdisciplinary field of astrobiology, the study of life in the universe. Written in an accessible, conversational style for anyone intrigued by the possibilities of life in the solar system and beyond, 'Life in the Universe' is an ideal place to start learning about the latest discoveries and unsolved mysteries in the field. From the most recent missions to Saturn's moons and our neighboring planet Mars to revolutionary discoveries of thousands of exoplanets, from the puzzle of life's beginning on Earth to the latest efforts in the search for intelligent life elsewhere, this book captures the imagination and enriches the reader's understanding of how astronomers, planetary scientists, biologists, and other scientists make progress at the cutting edge of this dynamic field. Enriched with a wealth of engaging features, this textbook brings any citizen of the cosmos up to speed with the scientific quest to discover whether we are alone or part of a universe full of life."--taken from back cover.
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Life in the Universe Spring Semester

Book Book Richfield Campus Library Richfield Campus - Main Book Collection 576.83 B4391l 1 Available 34230000165228
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Answers to Quick Quiz Questions = page AQ-1. Appendices = pages A-1 through A-19. Glossary = pages G-1 through G-12. Credits = pages C-1 through C-2. Index = pages I-1 through I-10.

Previous edition: published as by Jeffrey O. Bennett, Seth Shostak. 2017.

Includes index.

Preface -- About the authors -- How to succeed in your astrobiology course -- Part I. Introducing Life in the Universe. Chapter 1. A universe of life? -- Chapter 2. The science of life in the universe -- Chapter 3. The universal context of life -- Part II. Life on Earth. Chapter 4. The habitability of Earth -- Chapter 5. The nature of life on Earth -- Chapter 6. The origin and evolution of life on Earth -- Part III. Life in the Solar System. Chapter 7. Searching for life in our solar system -- Chapter 8. Mars -- Chapter 9. Life on Jovian moons -- Chapter 10. The nature and evolution of habitability -- Part IV. Life Among the Stars. Chapter 11. Exoplanets : Their nature and potential habitability -- Chapter 12. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- Chapter 13. Interstellar travel and the Fermi paradox -- Epilogue : Contact - Implications for the search and discovery -- Answers to quick quiz questions -- Appendix A. Useful numbers -- Appendix B. Useful formulas -- Appendix C. A few mathematical skills -- Appendix D. The periodic table of the elements -- Appendix E. The solar system -- Appendix F. List of learning objectives -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index

"The world's leading textbook on astrobiology - ideal for an introductory one-semester course and now fully revised and updated. Are we alone in the cosmos? How are scientists seeking signs of life beyond our home planet? Could we colonize other planets, moons, or even other star systems? This introductory textbook, written by a team of four renowned science communicators, educators, and researchers, tells the amazing story of how modern science is seeking the answers to these and other fascinating questions. They are the questions that are at the heart of the highly interdisciplinary field of astrobiology, the study of life in the universe. Written in an accessible, conversational style for anyone intrigued by the possibilities of life in the solar system and beyond, 'Life in the Universe' is an ideal place to start learning about the latest discoveries and unsolved mysteries in the field. From the most recent missions to Saturn's moons and our neighboring planet Mars to revolutionary discoveries of thousands of exoplanets, from the puzzle of life's beginning on Earth to the latest efforts in the search for intelligent life elsewhere, this book captures the imagination and enriches the reader's understanding of how astronomers, planetary scientists, biologists, and other scientists make progress at the cutting edge of this dynamic field. Enriched with a wealth of engaging features, this textbook brings any citizen of the cosmos up to speed with the scientific quest to discover whether we are alone or part of a universe full of life."--taken from back cover.

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