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PS222 Life Beyond Earth: Introduction

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Welcome to the Research Guide for PS222: Life Beyond Earth! Browse the tabs above to find library and online resources related to this course.

Multimedia

NOVA. Looking for life on Mars
Call Number: Streaming video in Alexander Street
Publication Date: 2021
Nova wonders. Season 1, Episode 3, Are we alone?
Call Number: Streaming video in Alexander Street
Publication Date: 2018
Horizon. Strange signals from outer space!
Call Number: Streaming video in Alexander Street
Publication Date: 2017
Battle of the exoplanets
Call Number: Streaming video in Alexander Street
Publication Date: 2019

NASA Astrobiology Graphic Novels
A series of graphic novels about the history of exobiology and astrobiology at NASA.

Related Geisel Research Guides

Getting Started
Where to start, and how to access Geisel resources from off-campus.
Finding Sources
Tutorials and guidance for finding resources for your work
Evaluating Sources
What's good? What's not? How to do meaningful searches in a sea of information (and misinformation).
Using and Citing Sources
Understanding when and how to properly credit your sources

Reference Databases

"Reference" resources like encyclopedias and handbooks can give you background information on a topic--things like topic overviews and definitions.

Credo Reference [INFOBASE] This link opens in a new window
Online reference database enables simultaneous searching of 100 scholarly reference works, across all areas of study.
eBooks [GALE] This link opens in a new window
Core electronic reference collection, this collection of online subject encyclopedias provides in-depth articles on a wide range of topics, with an emphasis on the social sciences.

Reference Resources

Oxford Companion to Cosmology
SciCheck
FactCheck.org’s SciCheck feature focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy. It was launched in January 2015 with a grant from the Stanton Foundation.

Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Call Number: ONLINE in Gale Ebooks
ISBN: 9780028659114
Encyclopedia of the Solar System
Call Number: ONLINE in Credo
ISBN: 0120885891
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics
Call Number: ONLINE in Gale Ebooks
ISBN: 9780028659916

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