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All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life
- Title
- All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / Jon Willis.
- Author
- Willis, Jon (College teacher)
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 16-5634 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xi, 214 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "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 Marss subsoil ice. He reveals the vital possibilities on the water ice moons Europa and Enceladus. He views Saturns moon Titan through the lens of our own planets 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."--Dust jacket.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographic references (page 189-205) and index.
- Contents
- Preface -- Alien extravaganza -- A universe fit for life? -- What on earth is life? -- A biological tour of our solar system -- Mars : the riddle in the sands -- Europa and Enceladus : life aquatic? -- Titan : nature's petrochemical plant -- Exoplanets : worlds without end -- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- The meaning of (alien) life?
- Call Number
- JFD 16-5634
- ISBN
- 9780300208696
- 0300208693
- LCCN
- 2015959236
- OCLC
- 939993909
- Author
- Willis, Jon (College teacher), author.
- Title
- All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / Jon Willis.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographic references (page 189-205) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-5634