Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth.



Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Instructor: Charles Cockell
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There are 5 modules in this course
What is life and what are the definitions of life? What do we know about the origin of life and what are the current hypotheses for how it originated on the Earth?
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10 videos1 quiz2 assignments
What was the environment of early Earth like when life first emerged and what do we know about life on the earliest Earth? How did life evolve to cope with survival in extreme environments? What have been the major evolutionary transitions of life on the Earth?
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7 videos1 quiz1 assignment
What are the prospects for life on other planetary bodies in our Solar System and how do we go about searching for it? What conditions are required for a planet to be habitable?
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7 videos2 quizzes
How do we search for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars and how would we detect life on them?
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5 videos2 assignments
What are the possibilities for intelligent life elsewhere? How would we deal with contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence and what would be the impact on society? Who would represent Earth?
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4 videos1 reading1 quiz1 assignment
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Reviewed on Apr 25, 2024
From a non biological science background perspective-->Explained nicely, got to know new things which is totally different from the fiction portrayed by media and other sources.
Reviewed on May 5, 2020
Amazing course, very interesting topic and was delivered in a clear and concise way, I really enjoyed it and will definitely be looking at other courses from Professor Charle Cockell.
Reviewed on Dec 2, 2017
i have studied phisycs in syria and i have finish it after this great course i am realy thinking in master in astronomy or astrobiology master thank you very much for this amzing course :D
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