ASTROBIOLOGY AND THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
Astronomy 310; Spring 2009; Section 1; Schedule Number 00283
MWF 10:00-10:50, Room GMCS 301
Prof. William Welsh
Office: P-235 Physics Building
Office Hours: Tues 10-11:30, Wed 11:00-11:30, Fri 3:15-4:30 ; or by appointment
Class e-mail: astr310@rohan.sdsu.edu
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First image from the Kepler spacecraft

Syllabus
  • Homework Assignments
  • Class News & Information

    Important Links:

  • Astrobiology Sites
  • General Astronomy
  • Critical Thinking, etc.

    Figure caption: First image from the Kepler spacecraft! Taken 2009 Apr 09, this image contains approximately 4.5 million stars. Kepler will observe 100,000 of these to search for an Earth-like planet. [credit: NASA Mission News: Kepler: NASA's Kepler Captures First Views of Planet-Hunting Territory ].

    Image ofSaturn's moon
Enceladus taken by the Cassini spacecraft Image
of Saturn's moon Enceladus showing a geyser eruption
    Figure caption: Saturn's moon Enceladus is shown on the left, with the "tiger stripes" region near the south pole. The two other panels show plumes of ice ejected from the tiger stripes region. The geyser plumes are thought to originate from pressurized subsurface reservoirs of liquid water. [credit: NASA/JPL Cassini Mission]

    Contents of the Course Reader
    Some good references for this course


    Course poster in .jpeg format (note classroom location & time are no longer correct)
    The last major update of this page was on 2009 Apr 22.