Reddit mentions of Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

For people who are curious about this question of life in the universe I HIGHLY recommend reading “Astrobiology: A very short introduction”. It’s put together by Oxford Press and they did a hell of a job.

It’s tiny, only about 100 pages long, and every single page is absolutely fascinating. I’ve been studying astrobiology for years and I was shocked at how well this book walks though what we know about life, how it started, and how likely it is on other planets. There were things in there I had never even heard of. It’s basically a cliffs notes on our current scientific understanding of life.

I literally couldn’t put it down. Everything is summarized and put together brilliantly.

I'd recommend this very short and very informative (but refreshingly not stale) book!

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https://www.amazon.com/Astrobiology-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/0199586454/ref=pd_cp_14_1?pd_rd_w=ArC1g&pf_rd_p=ef4dc990-a9ca-4945-ae0b-f8d549198ed6&pf_rd_r=J1RCJP82Z2V9BVEHJRAY&pd_rd_r=957b6b3d-dee8-48e3-8e01-0ee8625df495&pd_rd_wg=dSM7G&pd_rd_i=0199586454&psc=1&refRID=J1RCJP82Z2V9BVEHJRAY

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Though $10 seems pretty high, if you can find it used or something I absolutely loved it.