Earths of distant suns : how we find them, communicate with them, and maybe even travel there
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Earths of distant suns : how we find them, communicate with them, and maybe even travel there
AUTHOR:
Carroll, Michael W., 1955-
ISBN:
9783319439631
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, c2017.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xi, 234 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm
CONTENTS:
A place like home -- Early ideas and lessons from our own backyard -- The search for and discovery of exoplanets -- Strange solar system architectures -- Zeroing in on Earth 2.0 -- Looking for life in all the right places -- Could we make contact? -- Could we visit Earths of distant suns? -- First contact : what will it mean?
SUBJECT:
| Habitable planets |
| Extrasolar planets |
| Exobiology |