Astrophysics of life : proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium held in Baltimore, Maryland, May 6-9, 2002 / edited by Mario Livio, I. Neill Reid, and William B. Sparks
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005
A voyage from dark clouds to the early Earth / P. Ehrenfreund, S.B. Charnley, and O. Botta -- Galactic environment of the sun and stars: intersteller and interplanetary material / P.C. Frisch, H.R. Müller, G.P. Zank, and C. Lopate -- Transits / R.L. Gilliland -- Planet migration / E.W. Tommes and J.J. Lissauer -- Organic synthesis in space / S.A. Sandford -- The vegetation red edge spectroscopic feature as a surface biomarker / S. Seager and E.B. Ford -- Search for extra-solar planets through gravitational lensing / K.C. Sahu -- The Galactic Habitable Zone / G. Gonzalez -- Cosmology and life / M. Livio
Summary
A new title in the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium series which details the astrophysical groundwork required for locating habitable places in the Universe. Written by leading scientists in the field, this is an indispensable collection of articles for research
