Accompanied by the course guidebook of the same title: Life in our universe / Laird Close, Ph. D. Published by the Great Courses; copyright The Teaching Company, 2013. "Professor Laird Close, The University of Arizona"--Course guidebook cover and DVD container. Taught by Professor Laird Close, The University of Arizona.
Contents:
disc 4. The search for another Earth. Bang! A universe built for life -- A star is born--forming the Solar syster -- The early Earth and its Moon -- Impacts--bringers of death ... or life? -- Evidence of the first life on Earth -- disc 2. Common themes for all life on Earth -- Origin of terresrial life -- Astrobiology--life beyond Earth -- Has Mars always been dead? -- Evidence for fossilized life from Mars -- Could life ever have existed on Venus? -- disc 3. Liquid assets--the Moons of Jupiter -- Liquid on Titan and Enceladus -- Discovery of Extrasolar planets -- The Kepler Spacecraft's Planets -- A tour of exotic alien Solar systems -- Extraterrestrial intelligent life -- disc 4. SETI--The search for intelligent life -- The Fermi Paradox--where is everyone? -- Space treavel--a reality check -- Terraforming a planet -- The future of terrestrial life -- The search for another Earth.
Summary:
"Life in Our Universe reveals the cutting-edge research leading scientists to believe that life is not exclusively the domain of Earth. Taught by Dr. Laird Close, an award-winning Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at The University of Arizona, these 24 mind-expanding lectures offer an unparalleled look at the subject of life and the mysteries that remain. Supported by stunning visuals, this course shares some of the most intriguing discoveries that the fields of astronomy, biology, geology, chemistry, and physics have to offer"--Amazon.com.
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