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All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life

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Description for All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life Hardback. Where would you look for alien life? An astronomer and science popularizer explains the basics of astrobiology to outline five plausible scenarios for finding extraterrestrials Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
Where would you look for alien life? An astronomer and science popularizer explains the basics of astrobiology to outline five plausible scenarios for finding extraterrestrials

Long before space travel was possible, the idea of life beyond Earth transfixed humans. In this fascinating book, astronomer Jon Willis explores the science of astrobiology and the possibility of locating other life in our own galaxy.
 
Describing the most recent discoveries by space exploration missions, including the Kepler space telescope, the Mars Curiosity rover, and the New Horizons probe, Willis asks readers to imagine—and choose among—five scenarios for finding ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300208696
SKU
V9780300208696
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Ref
99-1

About Jon Willis
An active researcher in the fields of cosmology and the evolution of galaxies, Jon Willis is associate professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, where he teaches a popular course on astrobiology.

Reviews for All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life
"[Jon Willis] conveys great enthusiasm alongside necessary scientific skepticism."—Wall Street Journal "Energizing. . . . Through humorous, concise, accessible writing, Willis eloquently presents the growing—though still circumstantial—evidence that we are not alone."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Expert, measured and drily humorous, Willis is an excellent guide to the lunar environments that may, just conceivably, be harbouring microscopic life. . ... Read more

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