How Will We React to the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life? [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 How will humanity react to the discovery of extraterrestrial life? Speculation on this topic abounds, but empirical research is practically non-existent.
Jung Yul Kwon +5 more
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Searching for extraterrestrial life advances terrestrial sustainability [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAstrobiology, while traditionally focused on understanding the origin of life on Earth and the potential for life elsewhere, offers powerful tools and insights for addressing urgent challenges on our planet.
Alta E. G. Howells +4 more
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Subsurface Life on Earth as a Key to Unlock Extraterrestrial Mysteries [PDF]
Microbial BiotechnologyThe first forms of life on Earth were microbial, preceding the evolution of multicellular life by more than two billion years. Based on our current understanding of the origin of life, it is likely that the first life forms on any extraterrestrial world ...
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Biosemiotic knowledge — a prerequisite for valid explorations of extraterrestrial intelligent life
Sign Systems Studies, 2002 The scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligent life is probably one of the most ambitious projects ever taken in biology. The article discusses methodological problems associated with the search.
Elling Ulvestad
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A History of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate
Zygon, 1997 From antiquity to the present, humans have debated whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. This presentation will survey this debate, examining the roles played in it by science, religion, philosophy, and other areas of human learning.
Michael J. Crowe
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Alternative Pathways in Astrobiology: Reviewing and Synthesizing Contingency and Non-Biomolecular Origins of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Life [PDF]
LifeThe pursuit of understanding the origins of life (OoL) on and off Earth and the search for extraterrestrial life (ET) are central aspects of astrobiology.
Kuhan Chandru +2 more
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A Comparative Study of Methods for Detecting Extraterrestrial Life in Exploration Missions to Mars and the Solar System II: Targeted Characteristics, Detection Techniques, and Their Combination for Survey, Detection, and Analysis. [PDF]
Astrobiology, 2023 Enya K +4 more
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Laboratory experiment of ATP measurement using Mars soil simulant: as a method for extraterrestrial life detection. [PDF]
Anal Sci, 2022 Enya K, Sasaki S.
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Some aspects of extraterrestrial life in science fiction
Семиотические исследованияThe purpose of the article is to trace how science fiction deals with the theme of otherness in terms of the interaction between the concepts of aliens and earthlings, resulting in the perception of earthlings as aliens.
Galina V. Zalomkina
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Ethics and the Potential Conflicts between Astrobiology, Planetary Protection, and Commercial Use of Space [PDF]
Challenges, 2017 A high standard of planetary protection is important for astrobiology, though the risk for contamination can never be zero. It is therefore important to find a balance.
Erik Persson
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