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Peer into the exciting new field of astrobiology and learn what science knows about one of the most fundamental questions of all time: Is there life elsewhere in the universe?

Syllabus

  • 01: Is There Life Elsewhere in Our Universe?
  • 02: Bang! A Universe Built for Life
  • 03: A Star Is Born-Forming the Solar System
  • 04: The Early Earth and Its Moon
  • 05: Impacts-Bringers of Death ... or Life?
  • 06: Evidence of the First Life on Earth
  • 07: Common Themes for All Life on Earth
  • 08: Origin of Terrestrial Life
  • 09: Astrobiology-Life beyond Earth
  • 10: Has Mars Always Been Dead?
  • 11: Evidence for Fossilized Life from Mars
  • 12: Could Life Ever Have Existed on Venus?
  • 13: Liquid Assets-The Moons of Jupiter
  • 14: Liquid on Titan and Enceladus
  • 15: Discovery of Extrasolar Planets
  • 16: The Kepler Spacecraft's Planets
  • 17: A Tour of Exotic Alien Solar Systems
  • 18: Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life
  • 19: SETI-The Search for Intelligent Life
  • 20: The Fermi Paradox-Where Is Everyone?
  • 21: Space Travel-A Reality Check
  • 22: Terraforming a Planet
  • 23: The Future of Terrestrial Life
  • 24: The Search for Another Earth
  • By This Professor

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Laird Close

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