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Astronomy 3040 Astrobiology Spring_2016 Day-3 Apollo-1 crew STS-51-L Crew Course Announcements • 1st set of Dark Sky observing nights: • • • Tues. Feb. 2 & Mon. Feb. 8 – 7:30pm at the observatory. Tues. Feb. 9 is the weather backup if both are cancelled. Remember – these are optional. Why & How Study Astrobiology? Folk Lore Martian canals UFOs Astronomy Planetary Sciences Geology Atmospheres & Oceans Biology Mars, the only planet inhabited only by robots Where do we Look? Earth - extremophiles In the Solar System Planets – sizes, distance from Sun Mars Moons – sizes, water & water ice Jupiter – Europa, Ganymede, Callisto Saturn – Titan, Enceladus Neptune - Triton Exoplanets 2014 confirmed planets (22 Jan. 2016) How find them? Pulsar Timing Radial Velocity Astrometry Gravitational Lensing Photometry (transits) Where do we Look? Beyond the Solar System Distances to stars, travel time SETI But First ... What is Life? If you're going to find it, you have to know what you're looking for. Carbon based? (or Silicon) Liquid water? Simple or complex Communicating? Cyborgs?