The hunt for alien life a wider perspective /
Astronomer Peter Linde takes the reader through the story of the search for extraterrestrial life in a captivating and thought-provoking way, specifically addressing the new research that is currently devoted towards discovering other planets with life. He discusses the methods used to detect possib...
| Main Author: | Linde, Peter (Astronomer), |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online Service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Swedish |
| Published: |
Cham :
Springer,
[2016]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvi, 385 pages) |
| Series: |
Astronomers' universe.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- A Cosmic Perspective
- How is a Planetary System Formed?- The Development of Life on Earth
- Alien Life at Close Range?- Exoplanets: From Speculation to Reality
- A Menagerie of Planets
- Exoplanets: In the Future
- Signs of Life from Earth
- How Many Civilisations Are There?- Where is Everybody?- SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- Journey to the Stars
- What do the Aliens Look Like?- Appendices
- Index.