Olha para o céu, Frederico!

Desde menino sou fascinado pela vastidão do universo. Não me lembro quem é o autor deste livro (Érico Veríssimo?), mas o título sempre me vem à memória quando contemplo a vastidão do universo. A astrobiologia, contudo, não é a minha praia, talvez pelo fato de ser uma ciência que [ainda] não tem sujeito a ser pesquisado, mas mesmo assim é considerada “hard science”, vai fazer o quê, não é mesmo?

Por acreditar na democratização do conhecimento, segue aqui uma lista de artigos publicados que podem ser baixados gratuitamente na revista ASTROBIOLOGY de março de 2007 abordando a questão da habitabilidade em outros planetas.

ET, não se esqueça de ligar para casa! Se eu creio em ETs? Olha para o céu, Frederico!

Research Papers

Interplanetary Transfer of Photosynthesis: An Experimental Demonstration of A Selective Dispersal Filter in Planetary Island Biogeography
Charles S. Cockell, André Brack, David D. Wynn-Williams, Pietro Baglioni, Franz Brandstätter, René Demets, Howell G.M. Edwards, Aaron L. Gronstal, Gero Kurat, Pascal Lee, Gordon R. Osinski, David A. Pearce, Judith M. Pillinger, Claude-Alain Roten, Suzy Sancisi-Frey
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 1-9.
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On Biogenicity Criteria for Endolithic Microborings on Early Earth And Beyond
Nicola McLoughlin, Martin D. Brasier, David Wacey, Owen R. Green, Randall S. Perry
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 10-26.
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M Star Planet Habitability
Helmut Lammer
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 27-29.
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A Reappraisal of The Habitability of Planets around M Dwarf Stars
Jill C. Tarter, Peter R. Backus, Rocco L. Mancinelli, Jonathan M. Aurnou, Dana E. Backman, Gibor S. Basri, Alan P. Boss, Andrew Clarke, Drake Deming, Laurance R. Doyle, Eric D. Feigelson, Friedmann Freund, David H. Grinspoon, Robert M. Haberle, Steven A. Hauck II, Martin J. Heath, Todd J. Henry, Jeffery L. Hollingsworth, Manoj M. Joshi, Steven Kilston, Michael C. Liu, Eric Meikle, I. Neill Reid, Lynn J. Rothschild, John Scalo, Antigona Segura, et al.
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 30-65.
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High-Resolution Simulations of The Final Assembly of Earth-Like Planets. 2. Water Delivery And Planetary HabitabilitySean N. Raymond, Thomas Quinn, Jonathan I. Lunine
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 66-84.
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M Stars as Targets for Terrestrial Exoplanet Searches And Biosignature Detection
John Scalo, Lisa Kaltenegger, Antígona Segura, Malcolm Fridlund, Ignasi Ribas, Yu. N. Kulikov, John L. Grenfell, Heike Rauer, Petra Odert, Martin Leitzinger, F. Selsis, Maxim L. Khodachenko, Carlos Eiroa, Jim Kasting, Helmut Lammer
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 85-166.
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Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) Activity of Low Mass M Stars as An Important Factor for The Habitability of Terrestrial Exoplanets. I. CME Impact on Expected Magnetospheres of Earth-Like Exoplanets in Close-In Habitable Zones
Maxim L. Khodachenko, Ignasi Ribas, Helmut Lammer, Jean-Mathias Grießmeier, Martin Leitner, Franck Selsis, Carlos Eiroa, Arnold Hanslmeier, Helfried K. Biernat,
Charles J. Farrugia, Helmut O. Rucker
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 167-184.
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Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) Activity of Low Mass M Stars as An Important Factor for The Habitability of Terrestrial Exoplanets. II. CME-Induced Ion Pick Up of Earth-like Exoplanets in Close-In Habitable Zones
Helmut Lammer, Herbert I.M. Lichtenegger, Yuri N. Kulikov, Jean-Mathias Grießmeier, N. Terada, Nikolai V. Erkaev, Helfried K. Biernat, Maxim L. Khodachenko, Ignasi Ribas, Thomas Penz, Franck Selsis
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 185-207.
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Biomarker Response to Galactic Cosmic Ray-Induced NOx And The Methane Greenhouse Effect in The Atmosphere of An Earth-Like Planet Orbiting An M Dwarf StarJohn Lee Grenfell, Jean-Mathias Grießmeier, Beate Patzer, Heike Rauer, Antigona Segura, Anja Stadelmann, Barbara Stracke, Ruth Titz, Philip Von Paris
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 208-221.
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Spectral Signatures of Photosynthesis. I. Review of Earth Organisms
Nancy Y. Kiang, Janet Siefert, Govindjee, Robert E. Blankenship
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 222-251.
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Spectral Signatures of Photosynthesis. II. Coevolution with Other Stars And The Atmosphere on Extrasolar WorldsNancy Y. Kiang, Antígona Segura, Giovanna Tinetti, Govindjee, Robert E. Blankenship, Martin Cohen, Janet Siefert, David Crisp, Victoria S. Meadows
Astrobiology Mar 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1: 252-274.
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