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Cosmic keyhole : How astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe

By: Series: Astronomer's universePublication details: London Springer 2009Description: xxiv,239,xivpISBN:
  • 9781489981400
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 520 GAT
Contents:
Contents Introduction xvii Part I. Water and the Search for Life in our Solar System 1. The Hardiest Microbes on Earth 3 2. The Hunt for Life Begins 13 3. Where Does Water Flow? 27 Part II. Our Active Solar System 4. Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure 51 5. The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting 77 Part III. Worlds Around Other Stars 6. Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs 99 7. The Discovery of Extrasolar Planets 115 Part IV. The Universe at Large 8. The Universe on a Grand Scale 137 9. The Era of Hubble - From Disaster to Deep Field 155 10. Star Life in Starlight 171 11. Exotic Space 187 Afterword 213 Glossary 219 Websites to Watch 229 Index 235
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Contents
Introduction xvii
Part I. Water and the Search for Life in our Solar System
1. The Hardiest Microbes on Earth 3
2. The Hunt for Life Begins 13
3. Where Does Water Flow? 27
Part II. Our Active Solar System
4. Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure 51
5. The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting 77
Part III. Worlds Around Other Stars
6. Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs 99
7. The Discovery of Extrasolar Planets 115
Part IV. The Universe at Large
8. The Universe on a Grand Scale 137
9. The Era of Hubble - From Disaster to Deep Field 155
10. Star Life in Starlight 171
11. Exotic Space 187
Afterword 213
Glossary 219
Websites to Watch 229
Index 235

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