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Searching for habitable worlds : an introduction / Abel Méndez (Planetary Habitability Laboratory, University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, Puerto Rico), Wilson González-Espada (Department of Mathematics and Physics, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, USA)

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: IOP concise physicsPublisher: San Rafael, CA : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2016]Distributor: Bristol : IOP PublishingEdition: Version: 20160401Description: 1 Online-Ressource (78 Seiten in getrennter Zählung) : Illustrationen, DiagrammeISBN:
  • 9781681744018
  • 9781681744032
  • 1681744015
  • 1681744031
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781681744001 | Erscheint auch als: 9781681744001 Druck-AusgabeLOC classification:
  • QB54
DOI: DOI: 10.1088/978-1-6817-4401-8Online resources: Additional physical formats: Also available in print.Summary: What does it take to consider a planet potentially habitable? If a planet is suitable for life, could life be present? Is life on other planets inevitable? The Search for Habitable Worlds answers these questions and provides both the general public and astronomy enthusiasts with a richly-illustrated discussion of the most current knowledge regarding the search for extrasolar planets. Nearly everyone wants to know if we are alone in the universe. This book might not have the answers, but shows where we should look. The Search for Habitable Worlds is a fun and accessible book for everyone from middle schoolers to amateur astronomers of all ages. The use of non-technical language and abundant illustrations make this a quick-read to inform everyone about the latest movement in the search for other planets we might be able to inhabit. After a brief discussion on why humans are hard-wired to be curious and to explore the unknown, the book describes what extrasolar planets are, how to detect them, and how to pin down potential targets. In addition, a data-driven list of the best candidates for habitability is profiled and the next generation of exoplanet-hunting scientific instruments and probes are identifiedSummary: Preface -- 1. Exploring Earth and beyond -- 1.1. Curiosity -- 1.2. Observations from afar -- 1.3. Personal visits -- 1.4. Robotic visitsSummary: 2. The ABC of exoplanets -- 2.1. What is a planet? -- 2.2. What is an exoplanet? -- 2.3. Detecting exoplanetsSummary: 3. When is a planet habitable? -- 3.1. What is life? -- 3.2. The concept of habitability -- 3.3. Measuring habitabilitySummary: 4. Cataloguing habitable exoplanets -- 4.1. The first habitable worlds? -- 4.2. The habitable exoplanets catalog -- 4.3. The periodic table of exoplanetsSummary: 5. Potentially habitable worlds -- 5.1. The planets we know by mass -- 5.2. The planets we know by sizeSummary: 6. And the search goes on... -- 6.1. The observatories -- 6.2. NASA's Kepler -- 6.3. NASA's TESS -- 6.4. ESA's Plato -- 6.5. NASA JWSTPPN: PPN: 858957337Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-135-ICP | ZDB-135-IAL
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