Life As We Do Not Know It : The NASA Search for (and Synthesis Of) Alien Life

An engrossing and revelatory first look at the search for alien life-on Earth and beyond For the past twenty years, Peter Ward has been at the forefront of popular science writing, with books such as the influential and controversial Rare Earth . In Life as We Do Not Know It , Ward, with his signature blend of eloquence, humor, and learned insight, vividly details the latest scientific findings, cutting-edge research, and intrepid new theories on the subject of alien life and the possible extraterrestrial origins of life on Earth. In lucid, entertaining, and bold prose, Peter Ward once again challenges our notions of life on earth (and beyond). A revealing exploration of the latest NASA research into the possibility of extraterrestrial life also poses a hypothesis about the origins of life on Earth, examining the controversial idea of creating non-DNA life in a laboratory as well as the scientific possibilities of the range of life throughout the universe The small submarine headed down toward the blackness of the deep sea bottom, thousands of feet below, and the cramped men inside could only wait out the seemingly endless descent, passing the time by peering through the Alvin's thick glass portholes.