Extrasolar planets and astrobiology - Scharf, Caleb A., 1968- (Sausalito, Calif. : University Science Books, 2009)
Introduction, background, and preview -- Proto-stellar collapse and star formation -- Planet formation -- Extrasolar planets -- Life : a brief history, and its boundaries -- Planetary radiation, comparative planetology, biosignatures, and Daisyworld -- Cosmochemistry, dust, and prebiotic molecules -- Comets, meteorites, and proto-planetary disk structure -- Habitable zones -- Alternate habitable zones and beyond.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Extrasolar planets; Exobiology; Life on other planets; Space biology