Beyond UFOs : the search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future / Jeffrey Bennett ; with a new afterword by the author.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Jeffrey O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exobiology.

Life on other planets.

Life--Origin.

Life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

With a New afterword by the author

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Worlds beyond Imagination

2. What Makes It Science?

3. What I Know about Aliens

4. What Is Life?

5. Getting Life Started

6. The Makings of a Truly Great Planet

7. Life in the Solar System

8. Life among the Stars

9. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

10. Where Is Everybody?

To Learn More

Afterword to the Paperback Edition

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

First paperback printing, 2011.

ISBN:

9786613058027

9781400829606

1400829607

9781400838486

1400838487

9781283058025

1283058022

OCLC:

713010193