![Für diesen Artikel ist leider kein Bild verfügbar.](/img/platzhalter480px.png)
All These Worlds Are Yours
The Scientific Search for Alien Life
Seiten
2016
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-20869-6 (ISBN)
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-20869-6 (ISBN)
Where would you look for alien life? An astronomer and science popularizer explains the basics of astrobiology to outline five plausible scenarios for finding extraterrestrials
Long before space travel was possible, the idea of life beyond Earth transfixed humans. In this fascinating book, astronomer Jon Willis explores the science of astrobiology and the possibility of locating other life in our own galaxy.
Describing the most recent discoveries by space exploration missions, including the Kepler space telescope, the Mars Curiosity rover, and the New Horizons probe, Willis asks readers to imagine—and choose among—five scenarios for finding life. He encourages us to wonder whether life might exist within Mars’s subsoil ice. He reveals the vital possibilities on the water-ice moons Europa and Enceladus. He views Saturn’s moon Titan through the lens of our own planet’s ancient past. And, he even looks beyond our solar system, investigating the top candidates for a “second Earth” in a myriad of exoplanets and imagining the case of a radio signal arriving from deep space. Covering the most up-to-date research, this accessibly written book provides readers with the basic knowledge necessary to decide where they would look for alien life.
Long before space travel was possible, the idea of life beyond Earth transfixed humans. In this fascinating book, astronomer Jon Willis explores the science of astrobiology and the possibility of locating other life in our own galaxy.
Describing the most recent discoveries by space exploration missions, including the Kepler space telescope, the Mars Curiosity rover, and the New Horizons probe, Willis asks readers to imagine—and choose among—five scenarios for finding life. He encourages us to wonder whether life might exist within Mars’s subsoil ice. He reveals the vital possibilities on the water-ice moons Europa and Enceladus. He views Saturn’s moon Titan through the lens of our own planet’s ancient past. And, he even looks beyond our solar system, investigating the top candidates for a “second Earth” in a myriad of exoplanets and imagining the case of a radio signal arriving from deep space. Covering the most up-to-date research, this accessibly written book provides readers with the basic knowledge necessary to decide where they would look for alien life.
An active researcher in the fields of cosmology and the evolution of galaxies, Jon Willis is associate professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, where he teaches a popular course on astrobiology.
Erscheinungsdatum | 03.11.2016 |
---|---|
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 390 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
ISBN-10 | 0-300-20869-3 / 0300208693 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-300-20869-6 / 9780300208696 |
Zustand | Neuware |
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Grundlagen, Anwendungen in Astrophysik und Kosmologie sowie …
Buch | Softcover (2022)
Springer Spektrum (Verlag)
49,99 €
die Geschichte und Erforschung unserer Galaxie
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
C.Bertelsmann (Verlag)
30,00 €
Von Hubble-, James-Webb- und anderen Großteleskopen bis zu …
Buch | Softcover (2024)
Springer (Verlag)
22,99 €