Five billion years of solitude : the search for life among the stars
Title:
Five billion years of solitude : the search for life among the stars
Author:
Billings, Lee
ISBN:
9781617230066
Publication Information:
New Yerk : Current, 2013
Physical Description:
vii, 294 p. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Looking for longevity -- Drake's orchids -- A fractured empire -- The worth of a world -- After the gold rush -- The big picture -- Out of equilibrium -- Aberrations of the light -- The order of the null -- Into the barren lands.
Abstract:
An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system traces the discoveries of thousands of "exoplanets" throughout the past two years, including some with Earth-like characteristics that could possibly support life.
Subject:
| Life on other planets |
| Extrasolar planets |
| Astrobiology |
Summary:
An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system traces the discoveries of thousands of "exoplanets" throughout the past two years, including some with Earth-like characteristics that could possibly support life.