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The Astrobiology Primer v2.0 [PDF]
1.1. What is astrobiology? Astrobiology is the science that seeks to understand the story of life in our universe. Astrobiology includes investigation of the conditions that are necessary for life to emerge and flourish, the origin of life, the ways that life has evolved and adapted to the wide range of environmental conditions here on Earth, the ...
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Astrobiology in philosophy or philosophy in astrobiology?
The purpose of this paper is to see how the creation of astrophilosophy could better emphasize the role of philosophy today, and would it behave as a side-by-side major philosophical discipline or a complement to the current philosophical disciplines, for example, bringing new light into metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, or philosophy of mind.
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Astrobiology - an opposing view [PDF]
The use of quantum computers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is imperative for use in space exploration and astrobiology investigations. Considerable progress has been made since the commencement of origin of life laboratory and theoretical studies in the mid 20th century.
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Astrobiology seeks to understand the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe and thus to integrate biology with planetary science, astronomy, cosmology, and the other physical sciences. The discipline emerged in the late 20th century, partly in response to the development of space exploration programs in the United States ...
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Mark Burchell and Lewis Dartnell review the current standing of astrobiology research in the UK, and look to future success.
Lewis Dartnell, Mark J. Burchell
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Astrobiology: An Introduction [PDF]
This article reviews Astrobiology: An Introduction. by Alan Longstaff 422 pp. , 2015. Price: $89.95 (hardback). ISBN 978-1-4398-7576-6.
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Teaching Astrobiology Online [PDF]
As part of Swinburne Astronomy Online (SAO), we run an online short course entitled Searching for Extrasolar Planets and Extraterrestrial Life. The main aim of the short course is to act as a “feeder” into our graduate programs and allow students to trial online education while exploring one of the new hot topics of astronomy – astrobiology.I will ...
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Astrobiology: An astronomer's perspective [PDF]
In this review we explore aspects of the field of astrobiology from an astronomical viewpoint. We therefore focus on the origin of life in the context of planetary formation, with additional emphasis on tracing the most abundant volatile elements, C, H, O, and N that are used by life on Earth.
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Comment [on “Planetary science, astrobiology, and the role of science and exploration in society”] [PDF]
L. J. Lanzerotti
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Planetary exploration in the time of astrobiology: Protecting against biological contamination [PDF]
John D. Rummel
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