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Title:

The Goldilocks Zone

Url:

https://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/livingthings/microbes_goldilocks.htm...

Creator:

Phillips, Tony

Publisher:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Description: This on-line news article introduces the Goldilocks Zone, an area of space adequate for the survival of life. Initially believed to be a remarkably small region of space that didn't even include the whole Earth, recent discoveries of extremophiles found thriving in unlikely habitats are convincing scientists to change their definition. Scientists Elena Pikuta and Richard Hoover are highlighted for their discovery of the new species Tindallia californiensis and Spirochaeta americana in the extreme environment of Mono Lake, California.

LC Classification:

Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Universe. Space. Space sciences
Science -- Astronomy -- Extraterrestrial life
Science -- Microbiology -- Microbial ecology -- By type of environment -- Extreme environments (General)

GEM Subject:

Science -- Biology
Science -- Space sciences
Science -- Natural history

Key Concept:

Ecology -- Habitats

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Middle School
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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Microbial Life

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