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Envisioning exoplanets : searching for life in the galaxy  Cover Image Book Book

Envisioning exoplanets : searching for life in the galaxy / Michael Carroll ; foreword by Elisa Quintana, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Summary:

"Envisioning Exoplanets traces the journey of astronomers and researchers on their quest to explore the universe for a planet like Earth"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781588346919
  • ISBN: 1588346919
  • Physical Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: Extrasolar planets.
Habitable planets.
Life on other planets.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Easton Area Public Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Easton Main Library 523.24 C311e (Text) 31901004480820 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 04/06/2024

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