the search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future Bennett, Jeffrey O. creator ebrary, Inc text Electronic books. nju Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xiv, 223 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.). Describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. Jeffrey Bennett takes readers beyond UFOs to discuss some of the tantalizing questions astrobiologists grapple with every day: What is life and how does it begin? What makes a planet or moon habitable? Is there life on Mars or elsewhere in the solar system? How can life be recognized on distant worlds? Is it likely to be microbial, more biologically complex--or even intelligent? What would such a discovery mean for life here on Earth?--From publisher description. Jeffrey Bennett ; with a new afterword by the author. Includes index. First paperback printing, 2011. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Exobiology Life on other planets Life Origin QH327 .B446 2008eb 576.8/39 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10460254 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10460254 CaPaEBR 070913 ebr10460254