All These Worlds Are Yours [electronic resource] : the Scientific Search for Alien Life.
"Long before space travel was possible, the idea of life beyond Earth transfixed humans. In this fascinating book, astronomer Jon Willis explores the science of astrobiology and the possibility of locating other life in our own galaxy. Describing the most recent discoveries by space exploration...
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; One: Alien Extravaganza; Two: A Universe Fit for Life?; Three: What on Earth Is Life?; Four: A Biological Tour of Our Solar System; Five: Mars: The Riddle in the Sands; Six: Europa and Enceladus: Life Aquatic?; Seven: Titan: Nature's Petrochemical Plant; Eight: Exoplanets: Worlds without End; Nine: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Ten: The Meaning of (Alien) Life?; Notes; References: Billions and Billions of Books; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.