Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Astrobiology

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published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
edited by Andrew Fraknoi
written by Carolyn Collins-Petersen
consultant: Christopher McKay

This item is a podcast audio presentation about the field of astrobiology and the search for life in the universe. It features an interview with Chris McKay, planetary scientist with the NASA Ames Research Center.

Also included is a comprehensive set of links to editor-approved resources on the search for life on Mars and NASA's Kepler Mission to find terrestrial planets (i.e., those one half to twice the size of the Earth), especially those in the habitable zone of their stars where liquid water and possibly life might exist.

This resource is one episode of Astronomy Behind the Headlines a web-based monthly periodical that features short interviews about the latest discoveries in astronomy and space science. It is published and maintained by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Space Exploration = Robotic Exploration = SETI	- High School - Middle School - Lower Undergraduate - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Lecture/Presentation - Reference Material = Periodical - Audio/Visual = Sound

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2009 Loch Ness Productions, 2010. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2010.
Keywords:: Kepler Mission, Life on Mars, astronomy interviews, interviews, online magazine, online periodical, periodical, podcast, reading lists, resource guide, terrestrial planets
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created March 8, 2010 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 30, 2009
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9883">Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Astrobiology. Edited by Andrew Fraknoi. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, November 30, 2009.</a>

AIP Format

C. Collins-Petersen, , edited by A. Fraknoi (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH01.html).

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C. Collins-Petersen, Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Astrobiology, edited by A. Fraknoi (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 2009), <http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH01.html>.

APA Format

Collins-Petersen, C. (2009, November 30). Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Astrobiology. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Astronomical Society of the Pacific: http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH01.html

Chicago Format

Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Astrobiology. Edited by Andrew Fraknoi. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, November 30, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH01.html (accessed 1 May 2025).

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Collins-Petersen, Carolyn. Astronomy Behind the Headlines: Astrobiology. Ed. Fraknoi, Andrew. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009. 30 Nov. 2009. 1 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20160708123633/http://astrosociety.org/abh/ABH01.html>.

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