We Are Not Alone Why We Have Already Found Extraterrestrial Life

by Schulze-Makuch, Dirk; Darling, David

• ISBN13: 9781851687886
• ISBN10: 1851687882
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Summary

This groundbreaking book demonstrates there is a powerful case for life on the Red Planet and beyond.Taking weird organisms on Earth as a starting point, Schulze-Makuch and Darling explore what forms extraterrestrial life might take and where it may reside. From the results of the 1976 Viking I lander to microbe ridden meteorites and the methane rains of Titan, We Are Not Alone provides a captivating tour of the Solar System and shows that it¿s much more crowded than we previously realised.

Author Biography

DR Dirk Schulze-Makuch is Associate Professor in Astrobiology at Washington State University. His research has been widely published in media ranging from academic journals to the New Scientist. David Darling is an award-winning popular science writer. He is the bestselling author of Equations of Eternity and lives in the UK.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Illustrations	p. ix
Chronology	p. xv
Introduction	p. xviii
Life on Mars	p. 1
Life Signs	p. 3
Aliens in my Soup	p. 25
Rock Star	p. 51
That Which Survives	p. 68
Phoenix and the Future of Mars Exploration	p. 83
Life Throughout the Solar System and Beyond	p. 103
The Clouds of Planet Hell	p. 105
Hidden Depths	p. 121
On Titan	p. 142
Bioverse	p. 161
Conclusion	p. 173
References	p. 175
Index	p. 184
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