Table of Contents

1. A voyage from dark clouds to the early Earth P. Ehrenfreund, S. B. Charnley and O. Botta; 2. Galactic environment of the Sun and stars: interstellar and interplanetary material P. C. Frisch, H. R. Muller, G. P. Zank and C. Lopate; 3. Transits R. L. Gilliland; 4. Planet migration E. W. Thommes and J. J. Lissauer; 5. Organic synthesis in space S. A. Sandford; 6. The Vegetation Red Edge Spectroscopic Feature as a surface biomarker S. Seager and E. B. Ford; 7. Search for extra-solar planets through gravitational microlensing K. C. Sahu; 8. The galactic habitable zone G. Gonzalez; 9. Cosmology and life M. Livio.

Promotional Information

This 2002 book covers topics relevant to the search for life in the Universe, by leading scientists.

About the Author

Mario Livio is Head of the Science Division at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD.

Reviews

'... this is a rewarding read, the articles being very well written and inspiring.' The Observatory 'This is an area moving fast, and no department of geology should be losing the opportunity of teaching this area ...' Journal of Geological Magazine 'In such a fast developing field as planetary detection this volume rightly concentrates on the basics and will hence be of interest for a long time.' Spaceflight