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The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth

English

By (author): Elizabeth Tasker

Forget about rockets to Mars the future of space science lies with the search for exoplanets Twenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was the preserve of science-fiction writers. Now its 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? See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 244g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 21 Feb 2019
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781472917744

About Elizabeth Tasker

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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