Life in the cosmos from biosignatures to technosignatures
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge Harvard University Press 2021Description: 1061ISBN: 9780674987579 (HP)Subject(s): Exobiology | Life on other planets | Life | Habitable planets | Computational BiologyCurrent library | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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IMSc Library | IMSc Library | 574 LIN (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Checked out to Rohit Kumar Singh (rohitks) | 02/10/2023 | 76466 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Some intrinsic properties of life -- Part 1. The origin and evolution of life on Earth: The pathways to the origin of life on Earth -- The evolutionary history of life on Earth -- Part 2. Aspects of extraterrestrial biospheres: Habitability: stellar factors -- Habitability: planetary factors -- The quest for biosignatures -- Life in subsurface oceans -- Part 3. Aspects of extraterrestrial technospheres: The Drake equation and Fermi's Paradox -- The quest for technosignatures -- The propagation of life in the universe -- Epilogue: Sic itur ad astra.
"Are we alone in the universe? It is a captivating question, but one that historically eluded proper scientific investigation. The new discipline of astrobiology changes the game, introducing rigor to the quest for extraterrestrial life. Life in the Cosmos surveys the field, showing how cutting-edge research is closing in on the answers "out there.""--
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