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All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis
| All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis |
| Autore | Willis Jon (College teacher) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life on other planets |
| ISBN | 0-300-22475-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Alien Extravaganza -- Two. A Universe Fit for Life? -- Three. What on Earth Is Life? -- Four. A Biological Tour of Our Solar System -- Five. Mars: The Riddle in the Sands -- Six. Europa and Enceladus: Life Aquatic? -- Seven. Titan: Nature's Petrochemical Plant -- Eight. Exoplanets: Worlds without End -- Nine. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- Ten. The Meaning of (Alien) Life? -- Notes -- References: Billions and Billions of Books -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798538603321 |
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| New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] | ||
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All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis
| All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis |
| Autore | Willis Jon (College teacher) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life on other planets |
| ISBN | 0-300-22475-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Alien Extravaganza -- Two. A Universe Fit for Life? -- Three. What on Earth Is Life? -- Four. A Biological Tour of Our Solar System -- Five. Mars: The Riddle in the Sands -- Six. Europa and Enceladus: Life Aquatic? -- Seven. Titan: Nature's Petrochemical Plant -- Eight. Exoplanets: Worlds without End -- Nine. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- Ten. The Meaning of (Alien) Life? -- Notes -- References: Billions and Billions of Books -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808175403321 |
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| New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] | ||
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All These Worlds Are Yours
| All These Worlds Are Yours |
| Autore | Willis Jon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tantor Audio |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| ISBN | 1-5159-9692-1 |
| Formato | Audiolibri  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155624203321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astrobiological Neurosystems : Rise and Fall of Intelligent Life Forms in the Universe / / by Jerry L. Cranford
| Astrobiological Neurosystems : Rise and Fall of Intelligent Life Forms in the Universe / / by Jerry L. Cranford |
| Autore | Cranford Jerry L |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Collana | Astronomers' Universe |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Astrobiology Life sciences Neurobiology Behavioral sciences Popular Science in Astronomy Popular Life Sciences Behavioral Sciences |
| ISBN | 3-319-10419-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Scientists believe intelligent life may be more common in the universe than previously considered possible -- When will mankind achieve “First Contact” with extraterrestrial life forms -- If our nervous system is not the only one that exists in the universe, where are the others and how do we identify them?- Evolution of intelligent nervous systems on other worlds in the universe -- Are biological nervous systems just the first step in the rise of intelligence in the universe? -- Just how hostile is our universe to the development and survival of Life Forms? -- Some Final Thoughts from this “amateur” astronomer on mankind’s imminent discovery that we are not alone in the Universe -- References and further suggested readings -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300420503321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astrobiology : science, ethics, and public policy / / editors, Octavio Alfonso Chon Torres [et al.]
| Astrobiology : science, ethics, and public policy / / editors, Octavio Alfonso Chon Torres [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 432 p |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Collana | Astrobiology Perspectives on Life of the Universe |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Exobiology - Philosophy Exobiology - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-71117-7
1-119-71118-5 1-119-71119-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Astrobioethics: epistemological, astrotheological, and interplanetary issues / Octavio A. Chon Torres -- 2 Astroethics for Earthlings: our responsibility to the galactic commons / Ted Peters -- 3 Moral philosophy for a second genesis / Julian Chela-Flores -- 4 Who goes there? When astrobiology challenges humans / Jacques Arnould -- 5 Social and ethical currents in astrobiological debates / Kelly C. Smith -- 6 The ethics of biocontamination / Tony Milligan -- 7 Astrobiology education: inspiring diverse audiences with the search for life in the universe / Chris Impey -- 8 Genetics, ethics, and Mars colonization: a special case of gene editing and population forces in space settlement / Konrad Szocik, Margaret Boone Rappaport and Christopher Corbally -- 9 Constructing a space ethics upon natural law ethics / Brian Patrick Green -- 10 Two elephants in the room of astrobiology / Jensine Andresen -- 11 Microbial life, ethics and the exploration of space revisited / Charles S. Cockell -- 12 Astrobiology, the United Nations and geopolitics / Linda Billings -- 13 An ethical assessment of SETI, METI, and the value of our planetary home / Chelsea Haramia and Julia DeMarines -- 14 The axiological dimension of planetary protection / Erik Persson -- 15 Who speaks for humanity? The need for a single political voice -- 16 Interstellar ethics and the Goldilocks evolutionary sequence: can we expect ETI to be moral? / Margaret Boone Rappaport, Christopher Corbally and Konrad Szocik -- 17 Intrinsic value, American Buddhism, and potential life on Saturn's moon Titan / Daniel Capper -- 18 A space settler's bill of rights / Russell Greenall-Sharp, David Kobza, Courtney Houston, Mohammad Allabbad, Jamie Stafs and James S. J. Schwartz -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910554816103321 |
| Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astrobiology : science, ethics, and public policy / / editors, Octavio Alfonso Chon Torres [et al.]
| Astrobiology : science, ethics, and public policy / / editors, Octavio Alfonso Chon Torres [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 432 p |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Collana | Astrobiology Perspectives on Life of the Universe |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Exobiology - Philosophy Exobiology - Moral and ethical aspects |
| ISBN |
1-119-71117-7
1-119-71118-5 1-119-71119-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Astrobioethics: epistemological, astrotheological, and interplanetary issues / Octavio A. Chon Torres -- 2 Astroethics for Earthlings: our responsibility to the galactic commons / Ted Peters -- 3 Moral philosophy for a second genesis / Julian Chela-Flores -- 4 Who goes there? When astrobiology challenges humans / Jacques Arnould -- 5 Social and ethical currents in astrobiological debates / Kelly C. Smith -- 6 The ethics of biocontamination / Tony Milligan -- 7 Astrobiology education: inspiring diverse audiences with the search for life in the universe / Chris Impey -- 8 Genetics, ethics, and Mars colonization: a special case of gene editing and population forces in space settlement / Konrad Szocik, Margaret Boone Rappaport and Christopher Corbally -- 9 Constructing a space ethics upon natural law ethics / Brian Patrick Green -- 10 Two elephants in the room of astrobiology / Jensine Andresen -- 11 Microbial life, ethics and the exploration of space revisited / Charles S. Cockell -- 12 Astrobiology, the United Nations and geopolitics / Linda Billings -- 13 An ethical assessment of SETI, METI, and the value of our planetary home / Chelsea Haramia and Julia DeMarines -- 14 The axiological dimension of planetary protection / Erik Persson -- 15 Who speaks for humanity? The need for a single political voice -- 16 Interstellar ethics and the Goldilocks evolutionary sequence: can we expect ETI to be moral? / Margaret Boone Rappaport, Christopher Corbally and Konrad Szocik -- 17 Intrinsic value, American Buddhism, and potential life on Saturn's moon Titan / Daniel Capper -- 18 A space settler's bill of rights / Russell Greenall-Sharp, David Kobza, Courtney Houston, Mohammad Allabbad, Jamie Stafs and James S. J. Schwartz -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829920103321 |
| Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astrobiology : current, evolving, and emerging perspectives / / edited by Andre Antunes
| Astrobiology : current, evolving, and emerging perspectives / / edited by Andre Antunes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified] : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 pages) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Soggetto topico | Exobiology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-912530-31-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511712703321 |
| [Place of publication not identified] : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2020] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astrobiology : current, evolving, and emerging perspectives / / editor, Andre Antunes
| Astrobiology : current, evolving, and emerging perspectives / / editor, Andre Antunes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Poole, Dorset, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 244 pages ) : illustrations (some color |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Soggetto topico | Exobiology |
| ISBN | 1-912530-31-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793802903321 |
| Poole, Dorset, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2020] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astrobiology : current, evolving, and emerging perspectives / / editor, Andre Antunes
| Astrobiology : current, evolving, and emerging perspectives / / editor, Andre Antunes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Poole, Dorset, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 244 pages ) : illustrations (some color |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Soggetto topico | Exobiology |
| ISBN | 1-912530-31-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815616803321 |
| Poole, Dorset, England : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2020] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astrobiology and Cuatro Ciénegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth / / edited by Valeria Souza, Antígona Segura, Jamie S. Foster
| Astrobiology and Cuatro Ciénegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth / / edited by Valeria Souza, Antígona Segura, Jamie S. Foster |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VIII, 232 p. 41 illus., 38 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Collana | Cuatro Ciénegas Basin: An Endangered Hyperdiverse Oasis |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Exobiology Planetary science Evolutionary Biology Astrobiology Planetary Sciences Exobiologia Evolució (Biologia) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-46087-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Chapter 1. What is astrobiology? -- Chapter 2. Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences in Mexico -- Chapter 3. Was LUCA a Hyperthermophilic Prokaryote? The Impact-Bottleneck Hypothesis Revisited -- Chapter 4. Stromatolites, Biosignatures, and Astrobiological Implications -- Chapter 5. The global distribution of modern microbialites: not so uncommon after all -- Chapter 6. The importance of the rare biosphere for astrobiological studies and the diversification and resilience of life on Earth -- Chapter 7. Bacterial communities from deep-hydrothermal systems: the southern Gulf of California as an example of primeval environments -- Chapter 8. Andean Microbial Ecosystems: traces in hypersaline lakes about life origin -- Chapter 9. Stromatolites in crater-lake Alchichica and Bacalar lagoon -- Chapter 10. The origin and early evolution of life on Earth: A laboratory in the School of Science -- Chapter 11. Cuatro Ciénegas as an Archaean Astrobiology Park -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910416109803321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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