000867201 000__ 03826cam\a2200457Ii\4500 000867201 001__ 867201 000867201 005__ 20210515163041.0 000867201 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000867201 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000867201 008__ 190517s2018\\\\mau\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000867201 020__ $$a9780674988897$$q(electronic book) 000867201 020__ $$a0674988892$$q(electronic book) 000867201 020__ $$z9780674976900 000867201 020__ $$z0674976908 000867201 035__ $$a(OCoLC)on1046677083 000867201 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1046677083 000867201 035__ $$a867201 000867201 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dN$T$$dYDX$$dEBLCP$$dWAU$$dCHVBK$$dOCLCO$$dBNG$$dWYU$$dNRC$$dDEGRU 000867201 049__ $$aISEA 000867201 050_4 $$aQB820$$b.G64 2018eb 000867201 08204 $$a523.2/4$$223 000867201 1001_ $$aGoldsmith, Donald,$$eauthor. 000867201 24510 $$aExoplanets :$$bhidden worlds and the quest for extraterrestrial life /$$cDonald Goldsmith. 000867201 264_1 $$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$$bHarvard University Press,$$c2018. 000867201 300__ $$a1 online resource (254 pages) 000867201 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000867201 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000867201 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000867201 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000867201 5050_ $$aThe long search for other solar systems -- Cosmic distances -- Early quests for exoplanets -- The breakthrough: measuring radial velocity precisely -- Finding exoplanets by their transits -- Directly observing exoplanets -- Detecting planets with Einstein's lens -- Two minor methods for finding exoplanets -- A gallery of strange new planets -- What have we learned? -- How planets form with their stars -- Habitable planets and the search for life -- Future approaches to hunting exoplanets -- Proxima calls: can we visit? 000867201 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000867201 520__ $$aUsing a variety of innovative techniques, astronomers have recently discovered thousands of planets that orbit stars throughout our Milky Way galaxy. Donald Goldsmith presents the science of exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in a way that Earthlings with little background in astronomy or astrophysics can understand and enjoy. Much of what has captured the imagination of planetary scientists and the public at large is the unexpected strangeness of these distant worlds, which bear little resemblance to the planets in our solar system. The sizes, masses, and orbits of exoplanets detected so far raise new, unanswered questions about how planets form and evolve. Still more tantalizing are the efforts to determine which exoplanets might support life. Astronomers are steadily improving their means of examining planets' atmospheres and surfaces, with the help of advanced spacecraft sent into orbits a million miles from Earth to obtain finer views of the cosmos. These instruments will provide better observations of planetary systems in orbit around the dim red stars that throng the Milky Way. Previously spurned as too faint to support life, these cool stars turn out to possess myriad planets that nestle sufficiently close to maintain Earthlike temperatures. The quest to find other worlds brims with possibility. Exoplanets shows how astronomers have already broadened our planetary horizons, and tells us what may come next, including the ultimate discovery: life beyond our home planet.--$$cProvided by publisher. 000867201 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000867201 650_0 $$aExtrasolar planets. 000867201 650_0 $$aExtrasolar planets$$xDetection. 000867201 650_0 $$aLife on other planets. 000867201 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aGoldsmith, Donald.$$tExoplanets.$$dCambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018$$z9780674976900$$w(DLC) 2018005407$$w(OCoLC)1020311377 000867201 852__ $$bcoll 000867201 85280 $$bebk$$hEBSCOhost 000867201 85640 $$3eBooks on EBSCOhost$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1851346$$zOnline Access 000867201 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:867201$$pGLOBAL_SET 000867201 980__ $$aEBOOK 000867201 980__ $$aBIB 000867201 982__ $$aEbook 000867201 983__ $$aOnline 000867201 994__ $$a92$$bISE