ASTR&101 Course project
My topic is the second one, and part one: Search for life on MARS. Read the instructions to finish my part.Potentially habitable locations within our solar system — while much of the solar system would be uninhabitable to any life, some places exist beyond Earth which may be fairly cozy for some organisms. Moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Titan are examples. IN 5 MEMBER COHORTS, THIS TOPIC CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO. One topic should be the search for life on MARS, the other, all other locations within our solar system. The course project in Astronomy 101 will require you to familiarize yourself with several endeavors in the field of Astrobiology and conduct an analysis of why they are important and what type and quality of evidence they are likely to produce.Extremophiles on Earth and the nature of life in the universe — Some life on Earth are adapted for what we call “extreme” conditions, super-hot, cold, no sunlight, etc. These extreme conditions might be the norm throughout the universe. Examining this organisms and their environments on Earth may give us insights into the most likely types of life elsewherePotentially habitable locations within our solar system — while much of the solar system would be uninhabitable to any life, some places exist beyond Earth which may be fairly cozy for some organisms. Moons such as Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Titan are examples. IN 5 MEMBER COHORTS, THIS TOPIC CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO. One topic should be the search for life on MARS, the other, all other locations within our solar system. Life-supporting planets beyond our solar system — We have determined the existence of extrasolar planets only within the past decade or so. So how do we find out if there are other Earth’s out here? NASA’s Terrestrial Planet Finder project is one possibility. As will be indicated through the ASSIGNMENTS section of Blackboard, the final project is actually several assignments leading up to the final product. They are as follows: (these steps will appear as specific assignments in Blackboard) 1. Read this page and follow the directions. This assignment is what instructed you to come here. 3. Read the entries from other cohorts that have the same topic as you do (there should be five or six). Compare and contrast with what you wrote. Respond to each one, commenting on similarities and differences. 4. Revise your submission with what you learned from the others entries, and submit the revision to your COHORT discussion forum. 6. Individually, write a one-page analysis of the state of research in Astrobiology, including your own research topic as well as the topics of your other cohort members. Publish this analysis to the main discussion board under the last course project link.Additional Links: Our Solar system: Life on other planets:
