Five Billion Years of Solitude The Search for Life among the Stars

Name: Five Billion Years of Solitude The Search for Life among the Stars
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ISBN: 9781617230066

ISBN-10: 1617230065

ISBN-13: 9781617230066

Edition: 2013

Authors: Lee Billings

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An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system Since its formation nearly five billion years ago, our planet has been the sole living world in a vast and silent universe. Now, Earth’s isolation is coming to an end. Over the past two decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets” orbiting other stars, including some that could be similar to our own world. Studying those distant planets for signs of life will be crucial to understanding life's intricate mysteries right here on Earth. In a firsthand account of this unfolding revolution, Lee Billings draws on interviews with top researchers. He reveals how the search for other Earth-like planets is…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/3/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction



Looking for Longevity



Drake's Orchids



A Fractured Empire



The Worth of a World



After the Gold Rush



The Big Picture



Out of Equilibrium



Aberrations of the Light



The Order of the Null



Into the Barren Lands


Acknowledgments


Selected Further Reading and Notes


Index