Overview
- Addresses the fundamental questions of the universe and life
- Informs about current and past experiments performed at the ISS
- Written for scientists of various research fields
- Written by a lead scientist and research group leader of the astrobiological laboratories of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences (BRIEFSSLS)
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This volume on astrobiology of the Springer Briefs in Life Sciences book series addresses the three fundamental questions on origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe: how does life begin and evolve? Is there life beyond Earth and, if so, how can we detect it? What is the future of life on Earth and in the universe? The book provides insights into astrobiological experiments that are being performed on the International Space Station, ISS, and discusses their findings.
This extremely exciting volume on astrobiology is intended for scientists of various research fields and for laypersons interested in space research and in the fundamental issues of the universe and life.
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Book Title: Astrobiology on the International Space Station
Authors: Jean-Pierre de Vera
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61691-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61690-8Published: 17 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61691-5Published: 16 November 2020
Series ISSN: 2196-5560
Series E-ISSN: 2196-5579
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 61
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Biochemistry, general, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology