03900nam 2200745Ia 450 991096534260332120240912174945.0978661300134497814008381341400838134978128300134212830013499781400846542140084654410.1515/9781400846542(CKB)2670000000339602(EBL)1114878(OCoLC)842900372(SSID)ssj0000473489(PQKBManifestationID)11346234(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473489(PQKBWorkID)10437292(PQKB)10270984(DE-B1597)448022(OCoLC)922641520(OCoLC)999354626(DE-B1597)9781400846542(PPN)199248397(PPN)187961301(FR-PaCSA)88838019(MiAaPQ)EBC1114878(MiAaPQ)EBC664623(Perlego)735702(FRCYB88838019)88838019(EXLCZ)99267000000033960220101029d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStrange new worlds the search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system /Ray JayawardhanaWith a New afterword by the authorPrinceton Princeton University Pressc20111 online resource (279 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780691142548 0691142548 9780691158075 069115807X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Chapter 1: Quest for Other Worlds --Chapter 2: Planets from Dust --Chapter 3: A Wobbly Start --Chapter 4: Planet Bounty --Chapter 5: Flickers and Shadows --Chapter 6: Blurring Boundaries --Chapter 7: A Picture's Worth --Chapter 8: Alien Earths --Chapter 9: Signs of Life --Glossary --Selected Bibliography --Afterword to the Paperback Edition --Index --Acknowledgments --About the AuthorIn Strange New Worlds, renowned astronomer Ray Jayawardhana brings news from the front lines of the epic quest to find planets--and alien life--beyond our solar system. Only in the past two decades, after millennia of speculation, have astronomers begun to discover planets around other stars--thousands in fact. Now they are closer than ever to unraveling distant twins of the Earth. In this book, Jayawardhana vividly recounts the stories of the scientists and the remarkable breakthroughs that have ushered in this extraordinary age of exploration. He describes the latest findings--including his own--that are challenging our view of the cosmos and casting new light on the origins and evolution of planets and planetary systems. He reveals how technology is rapidly advancing to support direct observations of Jupiter-like gas giants and super-Earths--rocky planets with several times the mass of our own planet--and how astronomers use biomarkers to seek possible life on other worlds. Strange New Worlds provides an insider's look at the cutting-edge science of today's planet hunters, our prospects for discovering alien life, and the debates and controversies at the forefront of extrasolar-planet research. In a new afterword, Jayawardhana explains some of the most recent developments as we search for the first clues of life on other planets.Extrasolar planetsSolar systemExtrasolar planets.576.839Jayawardhana Ray1794827MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965342603321Strange new worlds4335808UNINA