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An astrobiology strategy for the search for life in the universe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author.
- Series:
- Consensus study report.
- Consensus Study Report
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Exobiology.
- Life--Origin.
- Life.
- Life on other planets.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 175 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- Requested by NASA, this study offers a science strategy for astrobiology that outlines key scientific questions, identifies the most promising research in the field, and indicates the extent to which the mission priorities in existing decadal surveys address the search for life's origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe. This report makes recommendations for advancing the research, obtaining the measurements, and realizing NASA's goal to search for signs of life in the universe.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.
- Contents:
- The search for life in the universe : past, present, and future
- Dynamic habitability
- Comparative planetology and multiparameter habitability assessment
- Biosignature identification and interpretation
- Evolution in the technology and programmatic landscape
- The search for life in the coming decades
- Leveraging partnerships.
- Notes:
- "Committee on Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences."
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780309484190
- 0309484197
- 9780309484176
- 0309484170
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