Life in the Universe

Introduction.- Definition of Life.- Origin of Life.- Synthetic Life.- Lessons from the History of Life on Earth.- Energy Sources and Life.- Building Blocks of Life.- Life and the Need for a Solvent.- Habitats of Life.- Signatures of Life.- Life Detection-Past and Present.- Astrobiological Potential within the Solar System.- Exoplanets and Exomoons.- Ideas of Exotic Forms of Life.- The Future and Fate of Living Systems.- SETI - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life.- Optimizing Space Exploration.- References.- Index.

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• OVNIs e seres extraterrestres
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