Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Release : 2017-09-12
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 971/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Searching for Life Across Space and Time by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Searching for Life Across Space and Time written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This book was released on 2017-09-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for life is one of the most active fields in space science and involves a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including planetary science, astronomy and astrophysics, chemistry, biology, chemistry, and geoscience. In December 2016, the Space Studies Board hosted a workshop to explore the possibility of habitable environments in the solar system and in exoplanets, techniques for detecting life, and the instrumentation used. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.