{"product_id":"hot-science-astrobiology","title":"Hot Science: Astrobiology","description":"Extraterrestrial life is a common theme in\nscience fiction, but is it a serious prospect in the real world? Astrobiology\nis the emerging field of science that seeks to answer this question.\n\n\nThe possibility of life elsewhere in the cosmos\nis one of the most profound subjects that human beings can ponder. Astrophysicist\nAndrew May gives an expert overview of our current state of knowledge, looking\nat how life started on Earth, the tell-tale 'signatures' it produces, and how\nsuch signatures might be detected elsewhere in the Solar System or on the many 'exoplanets'\nnow being discovered by the Kepler and TESS missions.\n\n\n\nAlong the way the book addresses key questions such as the riddle of Fermi's\nparadox ('Where is everybody?') and the crucial role of DNA and water - they're\nessential to 'life as we know it', but is the same true of alien life? And the really\nbig question: when we eventually find extraterrestrials, will they be friendly\nor hostile?","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"New - null","offer_id":32686351417429,"sku":"9781785783425N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/9781785783425.jpg?v=1655286568","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/hot-science-astrobiology","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}