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This web site has information about interesting inquiries into the origin life on Earth and the astronomical issues connected to life. Topics range from the big bang and the lingering microwave wave background radiation to the source of the building blocks of life.  Rich-media presentations are available including shockwave animations and activities on the Drake Equation, decoding cosmic spectra, and the history of life.
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Astronomy
- Exoplanets
= Astrobiology
- Solar System
= Earth
= Mars
Other Sciences
- Geoscience
- Life Sciences
- High School
- Informal Education
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
- Reference Material
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- Physical Science
- Physics First
- Conceptual Physics
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
- Activity
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© 2004 WGBH and PBS
Keywords:
astronomy education, drake equation, life, life on earth, orgun of life on Earth
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created August 20, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:
August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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July 1, 2004
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(WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2004), WWW Document, (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/origins-series-overview/).
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Nova: Origins (WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2004), <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/origins-series-overview/>.
APA Format
Nova: Origins. (2004, July 1). Retrieved December 8, 2024, from WGBH Educational Foundation: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/origins-series-overview/
Chicago Format
WGBH Educational Foundation. Nova: Origins. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, July 1, 2004. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/origins-series-overview/ (accessed 8 December 2024).
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Nova: Origins. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2004. 1 July 2004. 8 Dec. 2024 <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/origins-series-overview/>.
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@misc{ Title = {Nova: Origins}, Publisher = {WGBH Educational Foundation}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {8 December 2024}, Month = {July 1, 2004}, Year = {2004} }
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