TY - BOOK AU - Lingam,Manasvi AU - Loeb,Abraham TI - Life in the cosmos: from biosignatures to technosignatures SN - 9780674259942 AV - QH326 .L564 2021 U1 - 576.8/39 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts PB - Harvard University Press KW - Exobiology KW - Life on other planets KW - Life KW - Origin KW - Habitable planets KW - Extraterrestrial anthropology KW - Exobiologie KW - Vie extraterrestre KW - Vie KW - Origines KW - Plan�etes habitables KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Some intrinsic properties of life -- Part 1. The origin and evolution of life on Earth: The pathways to the origin of life on Earth -- The evolutionary history of life on Earth -- Part 2. Aspects of extraterrestrial biospheres: Habitability: stellar factors -- Habitability: planetary factors -- The quest for biosignatures -- Life in subsurface oceans -- Part 3. Aspects of extraterrestrial technospheres: The Drake equation and Fermi's Paradox -- The quest for technosignatures -- The propagation of life in the universe -- Epilogue: Sic itur ad astra N2 - "Are we alone in the universe? It is a captivating question, but one that historically eluded proper scientific investigation. The new discipline of astrobiology changes the game, introducing rigor to the quest for extraterrestrial life. Life in the Cosmos surveys the field, showing how cutting-edge research is closing in on the answers "out there.""-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2922338 ER -