The Astrobiology Primer v2.0

DOMAGAL GOLDMAN, S.; WRIGHT, K.; ADAMALA, K.; ANTONIO, M.; ARINO DE LA RUBIA, L.; CARTER BOND, S.; DARTNELL, L.; GOLDMAN, A.; PAULINO-LIMA, I.G.; LYNCH, K.; NAUD, M. E.; SINGER, K.; ABREVAYA, X.C.; ET AL.

ASTROBIOLOGY

MARY ANN LIEBERT INC

Lugar: New York; Año: 2016

1531-1074

Astrobiology is the science that seeks to understand the story of life in ouruniverse. Astrobiology includes investigation of the conditions that are necessary forlife to emerge and flourish, the origin of life, the ways that life has evolved and adaptedto the wide range of environmental conditions here on Earth, the search for life beyondEarth, the habitability of extraterrestrial environments, and consideration of the future oflife both here on Earth and elsewhere. It therefore requires knowledge of physics,chemistry and biology, and many more specialized scientific areas including astronomy,geology, planetary science, microbiology, atmospheric science and oceanography.