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Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context

This artist concept depicts a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer found evidence that black holes once they grow to a critical size stifle the formation of new stars in elliptical galaxies.

Edited by Steven J. Dick and Mark L. Lupisella

Integrating concepts from philosophical, anthropological, and astrobiological disciplines, Cosmos and Culture begins to explore the interdisciplinary questions of cosmic evolution.

NASA SP-4802

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