Peer into the exciting new field of astrobiology and learn what science knows about one of the most fundamental questions of all time: Is there life elsewhere in the universe?
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Is There Life Elsewhere in Our Universe?
- 02: Bang! A Universe Built for Life
- 03: A Star Is Born-Forming the Solar System
- 04: The Early Earth and Its Moon
- 05: Impacts-Bringers of Death ... or Life?
- 06: Evidence of the First Life on Earth
- 07: Common Themes for All Life on Earth
- 08: Origin of Terrestrial Life
- 09: Astrobiology-Life beyond Earth
- 10: Has Mars Always Been Dead?
- 11: Evidence for Fossilized Life from Mars
- 12: Could Life Ever Have Existed on Venus?
- 13: Liquid Assets-The Moons of Jupiter
- 14: Liquid on Titan and Enceladus
- 15: Discovery of Extrasolar Planets
- 16: The Kepler Spacecraft's Planets
- 17: A Tour of Exotic Alien Solar Systems
- 18: Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life
- 19: SETI-The Search for Intelligent Life
- 20: The Fermi Paradox-Where Is Everyone?
- 21: Space Travel-A Reality Check
- 22: Terraforming a Planet
- 23: The Future of Terrestrial Life
- 24: The Search for Another Earth
Taught by
Laird Close
