Envisioning exoplanets : searching for life in the galaxy /
Carroll, Michael, 1955-
Envisioning exoplanets : searching for life in the galaxy / Michael Carroll ; foreword by Elisa Quintana, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. - 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early thoughts and the first findings -- Kepler's findings : planets, planets everywhere, but are there any Earths? -- Circling a red dwarf -- Exotic exoplanets around stranger stars -- It's an alien life.
"Envisioning Exoplanets traces the journey of astronomers and researchers on their quest to explore the universe for a planet like Earth"--
9781588346919 1588346919
2020007210
Extrasolar planets.
Habitable planets.
Life on other planets.
Instructional and educational works.
Envisioning exoplanets : searching for life in the galaxy / Michael Carroll ; foreword by Elisa Quintana, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. - 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early thoughts and the first findings -- Kepler's findings : planets, planets everywhere, but are there any Earths? -- Circling a red dwarf -- Exotic exoplanets around stranger stars -- It's an alien life.
"Envisioning Exoplanets traces the journey of astronomers and researchers on their quest to explore the universe for a planet like Earth"--
9781588346919 1588346919
2020007210
Extrasolar planets.
Habitable planets.
Life on other planets.
Instructional and educational works.