03893nam 2200733Ia 450 991097100070332120251017110100.09786610209279978030916926403091692679781280209277128020927597803095126020309512603(CKB)111069351128628(OCoLC)559462611(CaPaEBR)ebrary10038803(SSID)ssj0000192139(PQKBManifestationID)11179906(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192139(PQKBWorkID)10196435(PQKB)11374721(MiAaPQ)EBC3375522(Au-PeEL)EBL3375522(CaPaEBR)ebr10038803(OCoLC)52861944(Perlego)4733485(DNLM)1228111(BIP)10189162(EXLCZ)9911106935112862820030813d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLife in the universe an assessment of U.S. and international programs in astrobiology /Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life, Space Studies Board, Board on Life Sciences, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academies Pressc20031 online resource (62 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309084963 0309084962 Includes bibliographical references.Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Roadmaps -- 2 The Structure of the NASA Astrobiology Program -- 3 Toward More Interaction Between the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Planetary and Astronomical Sciences -- 4 The Roles of Other Federal Agencies with Respect to Astrobiology -- 5 International Partners -- 6 SETI and Astrobiology -- 7 Conclusion.The past decade has seen a remarkable revolution in genomic research, the discoveries of extreme environments in which organisms can live and even flourish on Earth, the identification of past and possibly present liquid-water environments in our solar system, and the detection of planets around other stars. Together these accomplishments bring us much closer to understanding the origin of life, its evolution and diversification on Earth, and its occurrence and distribution in the cosmos. A new multidisciplinary program called Astrobiology was initiated in 1997 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to foster such research and to make available additional resources for individual and consortium-based efforts. Other agencies have also begun new programs to address the origin, evolution, and cosmic distribution of life. Five years into the Astrobiology program, it is appropriate to assess the scientific and programmatic impacts of these initiatives. Edward J. Weiler, NASA's associate administrator for the Office of Space Science, tasked the Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life (COEL) with assessing the state of NASA's Astrobiology program.Assessment of U.S. and International programs in astrobiologyLifeOriginExobiologyLife on other planetsLifeOrigin.Exobiology.Life on other planets.576.8/39/072073National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life.National Research Council (U.S.).Space Studies Board.National Research Council (U.S.).Board on Life Sciences.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971000703321Life in the universe1121646UNINA