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Astrobiology @ UNSW

The possibility of extra-terrestrial life is a fascinating subject involving an astonishing variety of fields. Spectacular scientific advances have made possible the discovery of over 100 extra-solar planets over the past six years which may be "home" to alien life-forms. New and hi-tech equipment used on powerful radio telescopes continually scans the skies on billions of channels to detect that elusive signal which will finally answer the exciting question "Are we alone?"

Welcome to Are We Alone? in session 2, 2006! We hope the resources on this website will be useful to you during the semester. Any suggestions or requests regarding the website should be directed to the webmaster. Enjoy the course!

As an aid to essay writing, sample essays written by students in former years can be downloaded from the Sample Essays Page. Adobe Acrobat is required.

Baffled, bewildered, perplexed and confused? Now your most common queries about the course have been answered on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Please note that during session more information WILL appear here as the session progresses.
The Department of Astrophysics & Optics also offers two other General Studies courses, GenS 4003 Cosmology and GenS 4001 Astronomy.

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