Astrobiology : understanding life in the universe /
Cockell, Charles,
Astrobiology : understanding life in the universe / Charles S. Cockell, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, UK. - Second edition. - Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2020 - xvi, 608 pages : coloured illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Astrobiology -- What is life? -- Matter and life -- The molecular structure of life -- The cellular structure of life -- Energy for life -- The limits of life -- The tree of life -- The universe, the solar system, and the elements of life -- Astrochemistry : carbon in space -- Early Earth : the first billion years -- The origin of life -- Early life on Earth -- The geology of a habitable world -- The co-evolution of life and a planet : the rise of oxygen -- Mass extinctions -- The habitability of planetary bodies -- The astrobiology of Mars -- Ocean worlds and icy moons -- Exoplanets and the search for life -- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- Our civilization.
"Understand that astrobiology is concerned with the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe. It investigates life in its cosmic context. Understand some of the detailed scientific questions that underpin astrobiology's main lines of enquiry. Know about some aspects of the history of astrobiology and how it emerged as a field"--
Exobiology--Textbooks.
Textbooks.
QH326 COC
Astrobiology : understanding life in the universe / Charles S. Cockell, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, UK. - Second edition. - Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2020 - xvi, 608 pages : coloured illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Astrobiology -- What is life? -- Matter and life -- The molecular structure of life -- The cellular structure of life -- Energy for life -- The limits of life -- The tree of life -- The universe, the solar system, and the elements of life -- Astrochemistry : carbon in space -- Early Earth : the first billion years -- The origin of life -- Early life on Earth -- The geology of a habitable world -- The co-evolution of life and a planet : the rise of oxygen -- Mass extinctions -- The habitability of planetary bodies -- The astrobiology of Mars -- Ocean worlds and icy moons -- Exoplanets and the search for life -- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- Our civilization.
"Understand that astrobiology is concerned with the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe. It investigates life in its cosmic context. Understand some of the detailed scientific questions that underpin astrobiology's main lines of enquiry. Know about some aspects of the history of astrobiology and how it emerged as a field"--
Exobiology--Textbooks.
Textbooks.
QH326 COC