The Cosmic Keyhole (eBook)
XXIV, 254 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4419-0513-0 (ISBN)
In the last thirty years humans have probed the Universe, explored the Solar System and visited with spacecraft some of the most incredible places humans have ever laid eyes upon. We have expanded our knowledge slowly and surely, but still now only see a glimpse of the bigger picture. The Cosmic Keyhole explores the big discoveries of recent years and asks what's next? How prolific is life in the Universe? How far back to the Big Bang can we probe? And what hidden treasures still await us in the hidden corners of our Solar System?
Will Gater has written for the UK's top astronomy magazines and has appeared on television and radio (including the BBC's The Sky At Night) to promote astronomy and science. He has worked for the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope press office, the European Southern Observatory's public outreach department and is a former News Editor of Astronomy Now magazine in the UK. He holds a degree in astrophysics from University College London. Today Gater writes for the BBC's Sky At Night magazine. He regularly blogs about astronomy on his website www.willgater.com.
In the last thirty years humans have probed the Universe, explored the Solar System and visited with spacecraft some of the most incredible places humans have ever laid eyes upon. We have expanded our knowledge slowly and surely, but still now only see a glimpse of the bigger picture. The Cosmic Keyhole explores the big discoveries of recent years and asks what's next? How prolific is life in the Universe? How far back to the Big Bang can we probe? And what hidden treasures still await us in the hidden corners of our Solar System?
Will Gater has written for the UK’s top astronomy magazines and has appeared on television and radio (including the BBC’s The Sky At Night) to promote astronomy and science. He has worked for the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope press office, the European Southern Observatory’s public outreach department and is a former News Editor of Astronomy Now magazine in the UK. He holds a degree in astrophysics from University College London. Today Gater writes for the BBC’s Sky At Night magazine. He regularly blogs about astronomy on his website www.willgater.com.
Gater_FM_O.pdf 1
Anchor 1 5
Anchor 2 6
Anchor 3 10
Anchor 4 12
Gater_CH01_O.pdf 20
1. The Hardiest Microbes on Earth 21
Sources 29
Gater_CH02_O.pdf 30
2. The Hunt for Life Begins 30
Sources 41
Gater_CH03_O.pdf 43
3. Where Does Water Flow? 43
Sources 63
Gater_CH04_O.pdf 65
4. Cassini. and Its Saturnian Adventure 66
Sources 89
Gater_CH05_O.pdf 92
5. The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting 92
Sources 110
Gater_CH06_O.pdf 112
6. Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs 113
Sources 127
Gater_CH07_O.pdf 129
7. The Discovery of Extrasolar Planets 129
Sources 146
Gater_CH08_O.pdf 148
8. The Universe on a Grand Scale 149
Sources 164
Gater_CH09_O.pdf 166
9. The Era of Hubble – From Disaster to Deep Field 166
Sources 180
Gater_CH10_O.pdf 182
10. Star Life in Starlight 182
Sources 197
Gater_CH11_O.pdf 198
11. Exotic Space 198
Gater_BM1_O.pdf 224
Anchor 1 224
Glossary 229
Atom 229
Asteroid 229
Astronomical unit 229
Big Bang 229
Binary star 229
Black hole 230
Cepheid variable 230
Circumstellar disc 230
Cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation 230
Crater 230
Cryovolcanism 230
Dark energy 231
Dark matter 231
Electromagnetic spectrum 231
Extrasolar planet 231
Extremophile 231
Galaxy 232
Galaxy cluster 232
Gamma ray burst (GRB) 232
Gravitational lensing 232
Habitable Zone 232
HII region 233
Inflation 233
Infrared excess 233
Magnetar 233
Meteor 233
Meteorite 233
Meteoroid 234
Nebula 234
Neutrino 234
Neutron star 234
Planetary nebula 234
Protoplanetary disc 235
Pulsar 235
Quantum physics 235
Quasar 235
Redshift 235
Regolith 236
Sapping 236
Solar System 236
Spectrum (pl. spectra) 236
Spectrometer 236
Star forming region 237
Supernova 237
Tectonic plate 237
UV radiation 237
White dwarf 237
Websites to Watch 238
Cosmology and Astronomy 238
Planetary Science 240
Space Agencies and Other Organizations 242
Gater_Index_O.pdf 243
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.9.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Astronomers' Universe | Astronomers' Universe |
| Zusatzinfo | XXIV, 254 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | Astronomy • Big Bang • Extrasolar Planets • Extremophiles on Earth • Gamma Ray burst • Habitable zone • latest discoveries astronomy • life solar system • milky way • Universe |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4419-0513-8 / 1441905138 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4419-0513-0 / 9781441905130 |
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