TY - BOOK AU - Bennett,Jeffrey O. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Beyond UFOs: the search for extraterrestrial life and its astonishing implications for our future AV - QH327 .B446 2008eb U1 - 576.8/39 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press KW - Exobiology KW - Life on other planets KW - Life KW - Origin KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes index; First paperback printing, 2011; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - Describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. Jeffrey Bennett takes readers beyond UFOs to discuss some of the tantalizing questions astrobiologists grapple with every day: What is life and how does it begin? What makes a planet or moon habitable? Is there life on Mars or elsewhere in the solar system? How can life be recognized on distant worlds? Is it likely to be microbial, more biologically complex--or even intelligent? What would such a discovery mean for life here on Earth?--From publisher description UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10460254 ER -