ASTRO 5 - Life in the Universe
- Recent Professors
- Richard A. Nolthenius
- Recent Semesters
- Spring 2027, Spring 2026
- Class Size
- 60 students
- Credits
- 3
- Spring 2027 Sections
- View Spring 2027 sections of ASTRO 5
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1
- Description
- Surveys the many requirements for the appearance and evolution of life on different planets or between the stars. Studies the Drake Equation and modern refinements, and evaluates the prospects for intelligent life vs. primitive life quantitatively. May be offered in a distance-learning format.
- Usually Held
- Tue 2:40pm–5:45pm