Planet Factory

Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth

AvElizabeth Tasker

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Forget about rockets to Mars – the future of space science lies with the search for exoplanetsTwenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was the preserve of science-fiction writers. Now it’s one of the fastest-growing fields in astronomy, with thousands of exoplanets discovered to date, and the number rising fast.These new-found worlds are more alien than anything in fiction. Planets larger than Jupiter with years lasting a week; others with two suns lighting their skies, or with no sun at all. Planets with diamond mantles supporting oceans of tar; possible Earth-sized worlds with split hemispheres of perpetual day and night; waterworlds drowning under global oceans and volcanic lava planets awash with seas of magma. The discovery of this diversity is just the beginning. There is a whole galaxy of possibilities.The Planet Factory tells the story of these exoplanets. What can we learn about these faraway surface environments and planetary atmospheres? And do the results hint at the tantalising possibility of alien life?

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-21
Mått:129 x 129 x 20 mm
Vikt:248 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Sigma
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781472917744

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Elizabeth Tasker is an astrophysicist who spends her time building fake universes inside a computer. After a degree in theoretical physics, she went on to complete her doctorate at Oxford before moving to the United States and Canada to build stars on any computer she was given access to. She later crossed the globe again to Japan, and is now an associate professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Elizabeth has been a keen science communicator for many years and has written for Scientific American and Astronomy Magazine, as well as articles for sites that include Nautilus, the Conversation and space.com. @girlandkat / girlandkat.com

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A precious compendium on what we can say about the formation of planets, and how much our knowledge has progressed in recent years.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Introduction: The Blind Planet HuntersPART 1: THE FACTORY FLOOR Chapter 1: The Factory Floor2Chapter 2: The Record-breaking Building ProjectChapter 3: The Problem with GasChapter 4: Air and SeaPART 2: DANGEROUS PLANETSChapter 5: The Impossible Planet Chapter 6: We Are Not NormalChapter 7: Water, Diamonds or Lava? The Planet Recipe Nobody KnewChapter 8: Worlds Around Dead StarsChapter 9: The Lands of Two SunsChapter 10: The Planetary Crime SceneChapter 11: Going RoguePART 3: GOLDILOCKS WORLDS Chapter 12: The Goldilocks CriteriaChapter 13: The Search for Another EarthChapter 14: Alien VistasChapter 15: Beyond the Goldilocks ZoneChapter 16: The Moon FactoryChapter 17: The Search for LifeAuthor’s noteGlossaryFurther ReadingAcknowledgementsIndex