The Crowded Universe: The Race to Find Life Beyond Earth
| AUTHOR | Boss, Alan |
| PUBLISHER | Basic Books (12/28/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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We are nearing a turning point in our quest for life in the universe -- we now have the capacity to detect Earth-like planets around other stars. But will we find any? In The Crowded Universe, renowned astronomer Alan Boss argues that based on what we already know about planetary systems, in the coming years we will find abundant Earths, including many that are indisputably alive. Life is not only possible elsewhere in the universe, Boss argues -- it is common. Boss describes how our ideas about planetary formation have changed radically in the past decade and brings readers up to date on discoveries of bizarre inhabitants of various solar systems, including our own. America must stay in this new space race, Boss contends, or risk being left out of one of the most profoundly important discoveries of all time: the first confirmed finding of extraterrestrial life.
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ISBN-13:
9780465020393
ISBN-10:
0465020399
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
256
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
6.10 x 1.00 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
0.75 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Space Science - Cosmology
Science | Space Science - Astronomy
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
523.24
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We are nearing a turning point in our quest for life in the universe -- we now have the capacity to detect Earth-like planets around other stars. But will we find any? In The Crowded Universe, renowned astronomer Alan Boss argues that based on what we already know about planetary systems, in the coming years we will find abundant Earths, including many that are indisputably alive. Life is not only possible elsewhere in the universe, Boss argues -- it is common. Boss describes how our ideas about planetary formation have changed radically in the past decade and brings readers up to date on discoveries of bizarre inhabitants of various solar systems, including our own. America must stay in this new space race, Boss contends, or risk being left out of one of the most profoundly important discoveries of all time: the first confirmed finding of extraterrestrial life.
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Author:
Boss, Alan
ALAN BOSS is a research scientist and NASA advisor at the prestigious Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C., and has long been one of the world's leading figures in the search for extrasolar planets. His gift for clarifying complex scientific issues for a lay audience has led to articles in Scientific American, Nature, and Physics Today. He has also been quoted regularly in front-page articles in the New York Times and the Washington Post, as well as in Time.
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