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Overview
Life in the Universe shows how state-of-the-art space technology is used to hunt for life, existent or extinct, in other parts of the solar system. The volume discusses exobiology (the multidisciplinary field concerned with life in space that combines aspects of astronomy, biology, and geology) and how it is used to guide robot spacecraft in the search for life beyond Earth. Throughout the book, sidebars clarify fundamental scientific concepts, and capsule biographies of important visionaries and scientists in space exploration allow readers to appreciate how fundamental theories about alien life were derived.The volume includes information on: alien life, Arecibo Interstellar Message, exobiology, extraterrestrial contamination, habitable environments around distant stars, the history of life in the universe, interstellar contact, life on Mars, search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), spacecraft missions throughout the solar system. The book contains 75 evocative black-and-white photographs and line illustrations, an extensive chronology of historic and recent events, a glossary of terms, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. Frontiers in Space is an essential set for high school students, teachers, and general readers who require information about the contributions of space technology.
About the Author:
Joseph A. Angelo, Jr., Ph.D., an adjunct professor of physics at Rollins College
Synopsis
Life in the Universe shows how state-of-the-art space technology is used to hunt for life, existent or extinct, in other parts of the solar system. The volume discusses exobiology (the multidisciplinary field concerned with life in space that combines aspects of astronomy, biology, and geology) and how it is used to guide robot spacecraft in the search for life beyond Earth. Throughout the book, sidebars clarify fundamental scientific concepts, and capsule biographies of important visionaries and scientists in space exploration allow readers to appreciate how fundamental theories about alien life were derived.
The volume includes information on: alien life, Arecibo Interstellar Message, exobiology, extraterrestrial contamination, habitable environments around distant stars, the history of life in the universe, interstellar contact, life on Mars, search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), spacecraft missions throughout the solar system. The book contains 75 evocative black-and-white photographs and line illustrations, an extensive chronology of historic and recent events, a glossary of terms, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. Frontiers in Space is an essential set for high school students, teachers, and general readers who require information about the contributions of space technology.
About the Author:
Joseph A. Angelo, Jr., Ph.D., an adjunct professor of physics at Rollins College