Stardust The Cosmic Seeds of Life /

How did life originate on Earth? For over 50 years, scientists believed that life was the result of a chemical reaction involving simple molecules such as methane and ammonia cooking in a primordial soup. Recent space observations have revealed that old stars are capable of making very complex organ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kwok, Sun (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Astronomers' Universe,
Temas:
Astrobiology.
Astrophysics.
Biogeography.
Chemistry, Organic.
Solar system.
Astronomy.
Biogeosciences.
Organic Chemistry.
Space Physics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Where do we come from?
  • 2. Rocks and dust in the planetary neighborhood
  • 3. Impacts from beyond
  • 4. Descendants of stars
  • 5. Glowing in the dark
  • 6. Star dust in our eyes
  • 7. The oldest and brightest
  • 8. Neon signs in the sky
  • 9. Stars as molecular factories
  • 10. Smoke from stellar chimneys
  • 11. Gems from Heaven
  • 12. Diamonds in the sky
  • 13. A mysterious red glow
  • 14. A celestial origin for oil?
  • 15. Organics in our Solar System
  • 16. Stardust in our hands
  • 17. Bacteria in space?
  • 18. Comets: messengers from the past
  • 19. Where do oceans come from?
  • 20. Playing God with primordial soup
  • 21. Stardust and origin of life
  • 22. Our place in the Universe
  • 23. Bibliography
  • 24. Appendix I. Scientific notation
  • 25. Appendix II. Units of measurement
  • 26. Appendix III Color and Temperature
  • 27. Appendix IV: Naming convention of astronomical objects
  • 28. Appendix V Elemental abundance
  • 29. Appendix VI Mass and energy
  • 30. Glossary.

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