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Astronomy
Description: Course will survey the scientific topics that comprise the key elements of "Astrobiology." These include the philosophical foundations of astrobiology as a science, astronomical sources of life's chemical building blocks and habitable environments, extremophilic organisms, the history of life on earth, the role of asteroid/comet impacts and micro-meteoritic dust, feasibility of space travel, and the search for life in the solar system and beyond. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Spring 2025 Fall 2025
Course Attributes:
Astronomy
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026
AST 183 - Life In The Universe
Description: Course will survey the scientific topics that comprise the key elements of "Astrobiology." These include the philosophical foundations of astrobiology as a science, astronomical sources of life's chemical building blocks and habitable environments, extremophilic organisms, the history of life on earth, the role of asteroid/comet impacts and micro-meteoritic dust, feasibility of space travel, and the search for life in the solar system and beyond. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Spring 2025 Fall 2025
Course Attributes:
- GS: Science Lit - Natural Sciences
- LS: Science and Applied Science