Astrobiology For Dummies
Autor Conor A. Nixonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 noi 2026
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Conor Nixon, PhD, is a planetary scientist with 30 years of experience studying the outer solar system. He has held positions at the University of Maryland and NASA, is an author on more than 200 papers, and a veteran science communicator.
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Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Astrobiology 5
CHAPTER 1: Astrobiology in a Nutshell 7
CHAPTER 2: Origins of Astrobiology 15
CHAPTER 3: Modern Astrobiology 29
Part 2: Origins of Life on Earth 41
CHAPTER 4: Defining Life 43
CHAPTER 5: History of Life on Earth 57
CHAPTER 6: From Chemicals to Cells 71
CHAPTER 7: Multicellular Life 87
CHAPTER 8: Recreating the Origins of Life 99
CHAPTER 9: Life in the Extremes 111
Part 3: Searching for Life in Our Solar System 131
CHAPTER 10: Comets 133
CHAPTER 11: Impacts and Origins: Meteorites 149
CHAPTER 12: Mars 165
CHAPTER 13: Ocean Worlds 183
CHAPTER 14: Life in the Clouds 201
Part 4: Life beyond Our Solar System 207
CHAPTER 15: Astrochemistry 209
CHAPTER 16: Habitable Exoplanets 221
CHAPTER 17: Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence and Technosignatures 237
Part 5: Astrobiology and Culture 253
CHAPTER 18: Hoaxes and Conspiracies 255
CHAPTER 19: Astrobiology in Arts and Culture 265
Part 6: The Part of Tens 275
CHAPTER 20: Ten Questions in Astrobiology 277
CHAPTER 21: Ten Future Astrobiology Missions 283
Index 291
Part 1: Getting Started with Astrobiology 5
CHAPTER 1: Astrobiology in a Nutshell 7
CHAPTER 2: Origins of Astrobiology 15
CHAPTER 3: Modern Astrobiology 29
Part 2: Origins of Life on Earth 41
CHAPTER 4: Defining Life 43
CHAPTER 5: History of Life on Earth 57
CHAPTER 6: From Chemicals to Cells 71
CHAPTER 7: Multicellular Life 87
CHAPTER 8: Recreating the Origins of Life 99
CHAPTER 9: Life in the Extremes 111
Part 3: Searching for Life in Our Solar System 131
CHAPTER 10: Comets 133
CHAPTER 11: Impacts and Origins: Meteorites 149
CHAPTER 12: Mars 165
CHAPTER 13: Ocean Worlds 183
CHAPTER 14: Life in the Clouds 201
Part 4: Life beyond Our Solar System 207
CHAPTER 15: Astrochemistry 209
CHAPTER 16: Habitable Exoplanets 221
CHAPTER 17: Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence and Technosignatures 237
Part 5: Astrobiology and Culture 253
CHAPTER 18: Hoaxes and Conspiracies 255
CHAPTER 19: Astrobiology in Arts and Culture 265
Part 6: The Part of Tens 275
CHAPTER 20: Ten Questions in Astrobiology 277
CHAPTER 21: Ten Future Astrobiology Missions 283
Index 291