Our latest course is concerned with, is there life in the Universe. Following Charles Cockells, textbook Astrobiology, Understanding Life in the Universe, published by Wiley.
The course covers
Astrobiology and Life
Matter The Stuff of Life
Lifes Structure Building the Molecules
Lifes Structure Building Cells from Molecules
Energy for Life Tree of Life
The Limits of the Biospace
The Formation of the Elements of Life
Astrochemistry – Carbon in Space
The Early Earth (The First Billion Years)
The Origin of Life
Early Life on Earth
The Geological History of the Earth
The Rise of Oxygen
Mass Extinctions
The Habitability of Planets
The Astrobiology of Mars
The Moons of Giant Planets
Exoplanets
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Our Civilisation
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>The course is instructor lead and can be followed at the students own pace.