From dying stars to the birth of life
Subtitle: the new science of astrobiology and the search for life in the universe
By: Jerry L. Cranford
Publisher: Nottingham University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Nottingham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781907284793
Subjects: Exobiology
Description: "The rise of computers and rocket science in the last half of the 20th century allowed scientists to make two amazing discoveries that indicated life may be widespread throughout our universe. In the 1970s, life scientists started finding small bacterial-like creatures living on our planet in extreme hostile environments that everyone believed should instantly kill any living things. Some of these life-forms lived in hot or boiling water that was extremely salty, acidic, or alkaline. A few made their homes inside icebergs, while others lived inside rocks located miles below ground, or even on the power rods of nuclear power plants"--The publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.