03490nam 2200649Ia 450 991096386780332120251116150919.09786610208494978030918180803091818019781280208492128020849X9780309551519030955151X(CKB)1000000000030475(EBL)3377942(SSID)ssj0000277072(PQKBManifestationID)11214323(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277072(PQKBWorkID)10234026(PQKB)10013748(MiAaPQ)EBC3377942(Au-PeEL)EBL3377942(CaPaEBR)ebr10080791(CaONFJC)MIL20849(OCoLC)923274473(Perlego)4735517(BIP)12806865(EXLCZ)99100000000003047520050310d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAstrophysical context of life /Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academies Press20051 online resource (94 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780309096270 0309096278 ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Related Efforts""; ""3 NASA Efforts in Astrophysics for Astrobiology""; ""4 Areas That Could Benefit from Augmentation and Integration""; ""5 Integrating Astronomy with the Other Disciplines of Astrobiology""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Context and Statement of Task""; ""B Related Reports and Programmatic Activities""; ""C Glossary""; ""D Committee Member and Staff Biographies""In 1997, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) formed the National Astrobiology Institute to coordinate and fund research into the origins, distribution, and fate of life in the universe. A 2002 NRC study of that program, Life in the Universe: An Assessment of U.S. and International Programs in Astrobiology, raised a number of concerns about the Astrobiology program. In particular, it concluded that areas of astrophysics related to the astronomical environment in which life arose on earth were not well represented in the program. In response to that finding, the Space Studies Board requested the original study committee, the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, to examine ways to augment and integrate astronomy and astrophysics into the Astrobiology program. This report presents the results of that study. It provides a review of the earlier report and related efforts, a detailed examination of the elements of the astrobiology program that would benefit from greater integration and augmentation of astronomy and astrophysics, and an assessment of ways to facilitate the integration of astronomy with other astrobiology disciplines.AstrophysicsCosmic physicsAstrophysics.Cosmic physics.576.83907207National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963867803321Astrophysical context of life4355757UNINA