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Astrobiology
Interested in what scientists have been doing to investigate the existence of life in the Universe? This text will explore the different avenues that can be taken in trying to answer the question, "Is there life beyond the Earth?"
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- Debra Fischer, Allyson Sheffield, Joshua Tan, and Lily Ling Zhao
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Mục lục· 33 mục
- 01: Understanding the Cosmos
- 1.01: Sizing Up the Cosmos
- 1.02: Energy and Light
- 1.03: Spectroscopy and Stars
- 1.04: Laws of Motion and Gravity
- 02: The Chemistry of Life
- 2.01: Introduction to Atoms and Elements
- 2.02: Basic Chemistry of Life
- 2.03: Key Biochemicals- Amino Acids Nucleic Acids and the Genetic Code
- 2.04: Alternative Biochemistries- Speculations about Strange Possibilities
- 03: Origins of Life
- 3.01: Definition of Life
- 3.02: From Biochemistry to Biology
- 3.03: Emergence of Life on Earth
- 3.04: Development of Life on Earth
- 3.05: Extremophiles
- 04: The Search for Life in Our Solar System
- 4.01: Solar System Formation
- 4.02: Earth Characteristics
- 4.03: Searching for Life In Our Solar System
- 4.04: The Search for Life on Mars
- 4.05: The Jovian Moons
- 05: The Search for Life Beyond Our Solar System
- 5.01: The Habitable Zone
- 5.02: Exoplanets- Early History and Direct Imaging and Doppler Detection Methods
- 5.03: Transit Astrometry and Gravitational Microlensing Techniques
- 5.04: Exoplanets- Statistics and Modern Discoveries
- 06: Searches for Technological and Intelligent Life in the Universe
- 6.01: The Challenges of Space Flight
- 6.02: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
- 6.03: Biosignatures and Technosignatures
- 6.04: The Drake Equation and the Fermi Paradox
- 6.05: Speculations and Skepticism