Exoplanets : hidden worlds and the quest for extraterrestrial life /

Using a variety of innovative techniques, astronomers have recently discovered thousands of planets that orbit stars throughout our Milky Way galaxy. Donald Goldsmith presents the science of exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in a way that Earthlings with little background in astron...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Goldsmith, Donald (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Extrasolar planets.
Extrasolar planets > Detection.
Life on other planets.
Exoplanètes.
Exoplanètes > Détection.
Vie extraterrestre.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Extrasolar planets
Extrasolar planets > Detection
Life on other planets
Extrasolarer Planet
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The long search for other solar systems
  • Cosmic distances
  • Early quests for exoplanets
  • The breakthrough: measuring radial velocity precisely
  • Finding exoplanets by their transits
  • Directly observing exoplanets
  • Detecting planets with Einstein's lens
  • Two minor methods for finding exoplanets
  • A gallery of strange new planets
  • What have we learned?
  • How planets form with their stars
  • Habitable planets and the search for life
  • Future approaches to hunting exoplanets
  • Proxima calls: can we visit?

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