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Speech & Term Paper Topics: Extraterrestrial Life

Websites:

Scientific American: Extraterrestrial Life
Basic scientific articles on the topic.

Search for Life on Mars Will Start in Siberia
Article on the NASA home page with the title: “NASA funds permafrost study to support astrobiology research.”

SETI Institute
The SETI Institute’s mission is to search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for signals from space.

SETI League: Searching for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
“We are the international grass-roots organization dedicated to privatizing the electromagnetic Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.”

ESA Portal - Life in Space
Information from the European Space Agency on the search for life in space.

Books:

Burger, William C. (2003). Perfect planet, clever species: how unique are we?. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books.

Engdahl, Sylvia Louise. (2006). Extraterrestrial life. Detroit, MI: Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale

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