The Crowded Universe : The Race to Find Life Beyond Earth

By (author) Boss, Alan

From one of the leaders of the search for extrasolar planets, this is a riveting account of the next breakthrough: the imminent discovery of planets similar to Earth. The exploration of the universe with telescopes and other scientific instruments has entered a new era. NASA's Kepler mission, launched in March 2009, is the first space telescope specifically designed to find extrasolar planets the size of Earth. Now that Kepler has begun its mission, the big question on everyone's mind is: will we find them? In "The Crowded Universe", renowned astronomer Alan Boss argues that based on what we already know about planetary systems, we should find abundant Earths. The implication is that life is not only possible elsewhere in the universe, but common. The only remaining question is not whether we will detect life beyond Earth, but when. Bringing readers up to date on the latest discoveries, Alan Boss describes the current ideas of earthlike planetary formation, and explains why America must stay on the cutting edge in the new space race toward one of the most profoundly important discoveries of all time: the first confirmed detection of extraterrestrial life.

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書名 The Crowded Universe : The Race to Find Life Beyond Earth
著作者等 Boss, Alan
書名別名 The Race to Find Life Beyond Earth
出版元 Basic Books
刊行年月 2011.01.20
ページ数 256p
大きさ H235 x W155
ISBN 9780465020393
言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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