Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe
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Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe

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eBook - ePub

Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe

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About this book

Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It is an inherently interdisciplinary field that encompasses astronomy, biology, geology, heliophysics, and planetary science, including complementary laboratory activities and field studies conducted in a wide range of terrestrial environments. Combining inherent scientific interest and public appeal, the search for life in the solar system and beyond provides a scientific rationale for many current and future activities carried out by the National Aeronautics and Science Administration (NASA) and other national and international agencies and organizations.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 lifes origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the universe. This report makes recommendations for advancing the research, obtaining the measurements, and realizing NASAs goal to search for signs of life in the universe.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9780309484190
Edition
0
Topic
Physical Sciences

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. SUMMARY
  6. 1 THE SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
  7. 2 DYNAMIC HABITABILITY
  8. 3 COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY AND MULTIPARAMETER HABITABILITY ASSESSMENT
  9. 4 BIOSIGNATURE IDENTIFICATION AND INTERPRETATION
  10. 5 EVOLUTION IN THE TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAMMATIC LANDSCAPE
  11. 6 THE SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE COMING DECADES
  12. 7 LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS
  13. APPENDIXES