Search Results - "Solar System"

A brief introduction to the search for extra-terrestrial life by Barbieri, Cesare, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Cosmological process leading to life on Earth -- Events in the Milky Way and Solar system -- Main characteristics of living organisms -- Water and life -- Human outposts on the Moon and on Mars -- Comets, asteroids, meteorites, death and life -- The cometary mission Rosetta -- Planets of nearby stars -- Search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, SETI.…”
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The living cosmos our search for life in the universe / by Impey, Chris

Table of Contents: “…Unfinished revolution -- Life's origins -- Extreme life -- Shaping evolution -- Living in the Solar System -- Distant worlds -- Are we alone? -- Credits -- Notes -- Reading list -- Media resources -- Index.…”
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Beyond UFOs the search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future / by Bennett, Jeffrey O.

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Encountering life in the universe ethical foundations and social implications of astrobiology /

Table of Contents: “…McKay -- Planetocentric ethics : principles for exploring a solar system that may contain extraterrestrial microbial life / Woodruff T. …”
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