Astrobiology
Subtitle: a brief introduction
By: Kevin W. Plaxco and Michael Gross
Contributors: Gross, Michael, 1963-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781421400952; 9781421400969
Subjects: Origin; Exobiology; Life
Description: Informed by new planetary discoveries and the findings from recent robotic missions to Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, scientists are rapidly replacing centuries of speculation about potential extraterrestrial habitats with real knowledge about the possibility of life outside our own biosphere--if it exists, and where. This second edition incorporates the latest research in astrobiology to bring readers the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and engaging introduction to the field available. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is life?; title: The making of a habitable universe; title: The making of a habitable planet; title: Primordial soup; title: The spark of life; title: From molecules to cells; title: A concise history of life on Earth; title: Life on the edge; title: Habitable worlds in the solar system and beyond; title: The search for ET.