| Author | : Ana I. Gomez de Castro |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Release Date | : 2021-04-20 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0128191716 |
| Pages | : 176 pages |
Ultraviolet Astronomy and the Quest for the Origin of Life addresses the use of astronomical observations in the ultraviolet range to better understand the generation of complex, life-precursor molecules. The origin of RNA is still under debate but seems to be related to the generation of pools of complex organic molecules submitted to heavy cycles of solution in water and drying. This book investigates whether these cycles require a planetary surface or may occur in space by examining both the theoretical and observational aspects of the role of UV radiation in the origin of life. This book offers the latest advances in these studies for astronomers, astrobiologists and planetary scientists. Addresses both the theoretical and observational aspects of the role of Ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the origin of life Builds on the requirements to produce prebiotic molecules in space and the implications for the origin of RNA Investigates the use of ultraviolet observations related to planetary system formation, the evolution of young planetary disks, and the interaction of stars with planetary atmospheres
| Author | : Martin Gerard Rutten |
| Publisher | : Elsevier Publishing Company |
| Release Date | : 1971 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 420 pages |
| Author | : Karl F. Kuhn |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1994 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 600 pages |
| Author | : Gerda Horneck,Christa Baumstark-Khan |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Release Date | : 2012-12-06 |
| ISBN 10 | : 364259381X |
| Pages | : 411 pages |
This book bridges a gap in the literature by bringing together leading specialists from different backgrounds. It addresses the specific need for a readable book on this very interdisciplinary and new topic at research level.
| Author | : Kenneth R. Sembach |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2003 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 429 pages |
| Author | : Peter D. Ward,Donald Brownlee |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Release Date | : 2007-05-08 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0387218483 |
| Pages | : 338 pages |
What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book. In doing so, the authors synthesize information from astronomy, biology, and paleontology, and apply it to what we know about the rise of life on Earth and to what could possibly happen elsewhere in the universe. Everyone who has been thrilled by the recent discoveries of extrasolar planets and the indications of life on Mars and the Jovian moon Europa will be fascinated by Rare Earth, and its implications for those who look to the heavens for companionship.
| Author | : Centre national d'études spatiales (France) |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1996 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : D.C.B. Whittet |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Release Date | : 1997-06-30 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780792345978 |
| Pages | : 316 pages |
These are exciting times for exobiology. The ubiquity of organic molecules in interstellar clouds, comets and asteroids strongly supports a cosmic perspective on the origin of life. Data from both ground-based telescopes and the recently launched Infrared Space Observatory are providing new insight into the complexity of carbon-based chemistry beyond the Earth. Meteorites give us solid evidence for extraterrestrial amino acids, and putative fossil evidence for life in a 3.6 billion-year-old Martian meteorite hints that life in our system might not be the sole prerogative of the Earth. Giant planets have now been discovered orbiting other stars, and although such planets seem unlikely to be habitable themselves, their existence strongly suggests what many astronomers have long believed - that planetary systems are commonplace. All these topics are reviewed in this volume by active researchers. The level is appropriate for graduate students in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, physics, and related disciplines. It will also provide a valuable source of reference for active researchers in these fields.
| Author | : Donald Goldsmith |
| Publisher | : Univ Science Books |
| Release Date | : 1980 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 308 pages |
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 1985 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Release Date | : 2002-01-07 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780309183079 |
| Pages | : 400 pages |
In preparing the report, Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millenium , the AASC made use of a series of panel reports that address various aspects of ground- and space-based astronomy and astrophysics. These reports provide in-depth technical detail. Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millenium: An Overview summarizes the science goals and recommended initiatives in a short, richly illustrated, non-technical booklet.
| Author | : Robert Burnham,Alan Dyer,Robert A. Garfinkle,Martin George,Jeff Kanipe,David H. Levy |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2003 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781877019333 |
| Pages | : 288 pages |