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020			_a9780674988897 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aQB820 _b.E967 2018
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aGoldsmith, Donald, _e1
245	1	0	_aExoplanets : _bhidden worlds and the quest for extraterrestrial life / _cDonald Goldsmith.
260			_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bHarvard University Press, _c(c)2018.
300			_a1 online resource (254 pages)
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	0		_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.
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505	0	0	_aThe long search for other solar systems -- _tCosmic distances -- _tEarly quests for exoplanets -- _tThe breakthrough: measuring radial velocity precisely -- _tFinding exoplanets by their transits -- _tDirectly observing exoplanets -- _tDetecting planets with Einstein's lens -- _tTwo minor methods for finding exoplanets -- _tA gallery of strange new planets -- _tWhat have we learned? -- _tHow planets form with their stars -- _tHabitable planets and the search for life -- _tFuture approaches to hunting exoplanets -- _tProxima calls: can we visit?
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650		0	_aExtrasolar planets.
650		0	_aExtrasolar planets _xDetection.
650		0	_aLife on other planets.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1851346&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell