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Stardust : the cosmic seeds of life /

"How did life originate on Earth? For over 50 years, scientists believed that life was the result of chemistry 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 organic c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kwok, S. (Sun) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2013]
Colección:Astronomers' universe.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Where Do We Come From?
  • Rocks and Dust in the Planetary Neighborhood
  • Impacts from Beyond
  • Descendants of Stars
  • Glowing in the Dark
  • Stardust in Our Eyes
  • The Oldest and Brightest
  • Neon Signs in the Sky
  • Stars as Molecular Factories
  • Smoke from Stellar Chimneys
  • Gems from Heaven
  • Diamonds in the Sky
  • A Mysterious Red Glow
  • A Celestial Origin for Oil?
  • Organics in Our Solar System
  • Stardust in Our Hands
  • Bacteria in Space?
  • Comets: Messengers from the Past
  • Where Do Oceans Come from?
  • Playing God with Primordial Soup
  • Stardust and Origin of Life
  • Our Place in the Universe.