The search for life in the Universe

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Giovanni Vladilo

Astronomical Observatory of Trieste – INAF

torek, 11. 1. 2011, ob 14h v F3

In the first part of this talk I will provide a brief introduction to astrobiology, the science that studies the origin, evolution and distribution of life in the Universe. I will then summarize the main results of searches for life in the Solar System. Finally, I will introduce the observational studies of extrasolar planets and discuss their importance to search for habitable environments and signatures of life outside the Earth.