Extraterrestrial Life (Exobiology, SETI)

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SETI

  1. Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the Solar System: Resolving the Fermi Paradox by Robert A. Freitas Jr.
  2. 'Is There Anybody Out There?' Freeview video by the Vega Science Trust and the BBC/OU.
  3. PBS: Life Beyond Earth a film by Timothy Ferris
  4. PBS: Exploring Space – The Quest for Life by Scott Pearson
  5. Xenopsychology" by Robert A. Freitas Jr.
  6. "What Aliens Might Look Like" from National Geographic Channel
  7. Top stars picked in alien search, from BBC News
  8. Taiwan's Museum of Alien Studies: a new view of the extraterrestrial, from Erenlai
  9. The short film "Who's Out There? (1975)" NASA is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
  10. Tanzella-Nitti, Giuseppe. "Extraterrestrial Life". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  11. "Is it true that there could be intelligent life out there?". physics.org. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  12. Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home (SETI@Home)
  13. The SETI Institute
  14. Harvard University SETI Program
  15. University of California, Berkeley SETI Program
  16. The eerie silence Expanding the parameters of the search for technological and evolutionary footprints of extrasolar civilizations, beyond only radio signals. (Physics World). March 2, 2010.
  17. Series of 90 videos of SETI Talks, by setiinstitute on YouTube
  18. Konoplya, R. A.; Zhidenko, A. (2010). "Passage of radiation through wormholes of arbitrary shape". Physical Review D81 (12). arXiv:1004.1284. Bibcode:2010PhRvD..81l4036K. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.81.124036.
  19. Project Dorothy
  20. The SETI Challenge, a series of decoding challenges
  21. Is it true that there could be intelligent life out there? physics.org page about SETI
  22. "SETI: Astronomy as a Contact Sport - A conversation with Jill Tarter", Ideas Roadshow, 2013
  23. The Guardian - Alien Life - Collected news, features and analysis about possible lifeforms inside and outside of our solar system.
  24. Life on Earth at the Cosmic Level - Living a life on Earth with cosmic conciousness, saving Earth's damaged ecosystem, karma, time travel, love and compassion.
  25. The Rise and Fall of Star Faring Civilizations in Our Own Galaxy - Speculation, based on the Drake Equation, regarding the existence and composition of alien civilizations.
  26. Search for ET! - Interactive Flash tutorial exploring the possibility of and search for life on other worlds.

Astrobiology

  1. Astrobiology.nasa.gov
  2. UK Centre for Astrobiology
  3. Astrobiology Web

Panspermia

  1. A.E.Zlobin, 2013, Tunguska similar impacts and origin of life (mathematical theory of origin of life; incoming of pattern recognition algorithm due to comets)
  2. Francis Crick's notes for a lecture on directed panspermia, dated 5 November 1976.
  3. Cosmic Ancestry: The Modern Version of Panspermia - The Cosmic Ancestry hypothesis - about which this site has a large amount of information - treats all of evolution, not just the origin of life on Earth, as due to interaction with cosmic microorganisms.
  4. Panspermia - Descriptive entry in The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight.
  5. Panspermia - Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe speaks to Stuart Miller.
  6. Panspermia Revisited - Short scientific article by John R. Gribbin. "Spreading of life-bearing spores across the Galaxy (panspermia) may be easier than is usually acknowledged." Panspermia: Society for Life in Space (SOLIS) Society - Panspermia overview and technical papers.

Google Scholar

  1. Griffin, Dale Warren (14 August 2013). "The Quest for Extraterrestrial Life: What About the Viruses?". Astrobiology (journal)13 (8): 774–783. Bibcode:2013AsBio..13..774G. doi:10.1089/ast.2012.0959. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. Sharov, Alexei A.; Gordon, Richard (28 March 2013). "Life Before Earth". arXiv. arXiv:1304.3381v1. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. Davies, Paul (18 November 2013). "Are We Alone in the Universe?". New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. Moskowitz, Clara (29 March 2012). "Life's Building Blocks May Have Formed in Dust Around Young Sun". Space.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  5. Lovett, Richard A. (31 May 2011). "Enceladus named sweetest spot for alien life". Nature (Nature). doi:10.1038/news.2011.337. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  6. Wethington, Nicholos (September 16, 2008). "How Many Stars are in the Milky Way?". UniverseToday. UniverseToday. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  7. Choi, Charles Q. (21 March 2011). "New Estimate for Alien Earths: 2 Billion in Our Galaxy Alone". Space.com. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  8. Torres, Abel Mendez (April 26, 2013). "Ten potentially habitable exoplanets now". Habitable Exoplanets Catalog. University of Puerto Rico. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. Overbye, Dennis (November 4, 2013). "Far-Off Planets Like the Earth Dot the Galaxy". New York Times.
  10. Petigura, Eric A.; Howard, Andrew W.; Marcy, Geoffrey W. (October 31, 2013). "Prevalence of Earth-size planets orbiting Sun-like stars". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. doi:10.1073/pnas.1319909110.
  11. Khan, Amina (November 4, 2013). "Milky Way may host billions of Earth-size planets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  12. "Top 10: Controversial pieces of evidence for extraterrestrial life". New Scientist. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  13. Larson, Phil (5 November 2011). "Searching for ET, But No Evidence Yet". White House. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  14. Bond, Jade C.; O'Brien, David P.; Lauretta, Dante S. (June 2010). "The Compositional Diversity of Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets. I. In Situ Simulations". The Astrophysical Journal715 (2): 1050–1070. arXiv:1004.0971. Bibcode:2010ApJ...715.1050B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/715/2/1050.
  15. "NASA Predicts Non-Green Plants on Other Planets". Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA). 4 November 2007. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  16. "Anticipating an RNA world. Some past speculations on the origin of life: where are they today?" by L. E. Orgel and F. H. C. Crick in FASEB J. (1993) Volume 7 pages 238-239.
  17. Weaver, Rheyanne. "Ruminations on other worlds". State Press. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  18. Venusian Cloud Colonies :: Astrobiology Magazine
  19. Geoffrey A. Landis Astrobiology: The Case for Venus
  20. "Top 10 Places To Find Alien Life : Discovery News". News.discovery.com. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  21. Staff (June 25, 2012). "Mars Life Could Leave Traces in Red Planet's Air: Study". Space.com. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  22. Mann, Adam (June 27, 2012). "New View of Exoplanets Will Aid Search for E.T.". Wired (magazine). Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  23. Various (January 24, 2014). "Special Issue - Table of Contents - Exploring Martian Habitability". Science343 (6169): 345–452. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  24. O'Neill, Ian (5 March 2009). "Life on Ceres: Could the Dwarf Planet be the Root of Panspermia". Universe Today. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  25. Is there life on Ceres? Dwarf planet spews water vapor into space. (22 January 2014)
  26. Possibility of Life on Europa
  27. Nancy Atkinson (2009). "Europa Capable of Supporting Life, Scientist Says". Universe Today. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  28. "SCIENTISTS FIND EVIDENCE FOR "GREAT LAKE" ON EUROPA AND POTENTIAL NEW HABITAT FOR LIFE"
  29. SPACE.com – Scientists Reconsider Habitability of Saturn's Moon
  30. SPACE.com – Lakes Found on Saturn's Moon Titan
  31. Rincon, Paul (March 18, 2006). "Earth could seed Titan with life". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  32. Borenstein, Seth (7 March 2011). "Scientists skeptical of meteorite alien life claim". Associated Press (on [1]). Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  33. Chow, Denise (26 October 2011). "Discovery: Cosmic Dust Contains Organic Matter from Stars". Space.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  34. ScienceDaily Staff (26 October 2011). "Astronomers Discover Complex Organic Matter Exists Throughout the Universe". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  35. Staff (August 29, 2012). "Sweet! Astronomers spot sugar molecule near star". AP News. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  36. Staff (September 20, 2012). "NASA Cooks Up Icy Organics to Mimic Life's Origins". Space.com. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  37. "The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in the Optical Spectrum". The Columbus Optical SETI Observatory.
  38. Ray Villard, "Super-Civilizations Might Live Off Black Holes", "Discovery News"
  39. SPACE.com – Major Discovery: New Planet Could Harbor Water and Life
  40. Than, Ker (2007-06-18). "Hopes dim for life on distant planet". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  41. View all 26 comments Leave a comment (2011-05-18). "Scientists ID 'Habitable' Exoplanet — New model suggests Gliese 581D a likely candidate for life". Newser.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  42. "Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed". BBC. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  43. "NASA's Kepler Confirms Its First Planet In Habitable Zone". NASA Press Release. 2011-12-05.
  44. Mike Wall, "NASA's Kepler Observatory to continue hunt for strange new worlds", "The Christian Science Monitor"
  45. Alexander, Amir. "The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Short History — Part 7: The Birth of the Drake Equation".
  46. Ray Villard, "The Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations Comes of Age", "Discovery News"
  47. SETI: Search For Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
  48. Baum, Seth; Haqq-Misra, Jacob; Domagal-Goldman, Shawn. "Would Contact with Extraterrestrials Benefit or Harm Humanity? A Scenario Analysis", Acta Astronautica, 2011, 68 (11-12):2014-2129, April 22, 2011, accessed August 18, 2011.
  49. Sample, Ian (2011-03-06). "Nasa scientist claims evidence of extraterrestrial life". The Guardian (London).
  50. Staff (May 3, 2013). "Special Issue: Exoplanets". Science. Retrieved May 18, 2013.

Academic Search Premiere

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  1. Battersby, Stephen. "We're From Earth. Hi There! (Cover Story)." New Scientist 205.2744 (2010): 28-31. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  2. Folger, Tim. "Contact The Day After." Scientific American 304.1 (2011): 40-45. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  3. Lemarchand, Guillermo A., and Jon Lomberg. "Universal Cognitive Maps And The Search For Intelligent Life In The Universe." Leonardo 42.5 (2009): 396-402. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  4. Lemonick, Michael. "Call Waiting." Discover 31.6 (2010): 84-89. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  5. Horner, Jonti, and Barrie W Jones. "Which Exo-Earths Should We Search For Life?." Astronomy & Geophysics 52.1 (2011): 1.16-1.20. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  6. HART, JOHN. "Cosmic Commons: Contact And Community." Theology & Science 8.4 (2010): 371-392. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  7. ARNOULD, JACQUES. "Does Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life Threaten Religion And Philosophy?." Theology & Science 6.4 (2008): 439-450. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  8. Bethell, Tom. "Extraterrestrial Intelligence And The Search For God." American Spectator 44.9 (2011): 42-43. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  9. Jamieson, Valerie. "Are We Alone?." New Scientist 211.2822 (2011): 30. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
  10. NASA Astrobiology Institute - A partnership between NASA and other research organizations to conduct and lead integrated multidisciplinary research in astrobiology, the study of life in the universe.
  11. A Search for Evidence of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Microbial Delivery Systems - Conference paper on the solar wind propelled interplanetary viral and bacterial movements.
  12. Astrobiology Magazine - E-zine on life beyond Earth and origin of life. Includes news articles, reference material, and forums.
  13. Introduction to Exobiology - Explores the field of exobiology from a lay perspective including a self-test. Part of the Cruising Chemistry project at Duke.
  14. NASA's Origins Program - This program at JPL seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the Universe: Where do we come from? Are we alone?
  15. The Astrobiology Web - An online guide to the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the Universe as well as all other aspects of space exploration.
  16. The Astrochemistry Laboratory - Located in the Astrophysics Branch of the Space Sciences Division at NASA's Ames Research Center. Specializes in the study of extraterrestrial materials and their analogs.
  17. Life on the Edge - Science@NASA article on an experiment designed for students of all ages to investigate life in extreme environments and to learn about the possibilities for life elsewhere in the Solar System. (January 13, 1999)