The Planet Hunter

Author : Vicki O. Wittenstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1590785924
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet Hunter written by Vicki O. Wittenstein and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He has discovered more planets than anyone in history. In this inspiring true story, winner of the American Institute of Physics Award, Geoff Marcy's love of space helped him overcome struggles in his studies until finally he became an astronomer. But he was not on track to make major discoveries. Eventually, he went back to the questions that thrilled him as a boy: Are we alone? Do Earth-like planets orbit the stars in the night sky? It would not be easy to find a planet outside our solarsystem. Others had tried and failed. But Marcy never gave up. Since 1995, he and his colleagues have discovered nearly half of the 380 known "extrasolar" planets. Stunning paintings transport the reader to the exotic worlds that he and others have found.

Author : Elizabeth Rusch
Publisher : Cooper Square Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780873589260
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Planet Hunter written by Elizabeth Rusch and published by Cooper Square Pub. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an astronomer whose discoveries let to the reclassification of Pluto and a new understanding of the solar system.

Author : Vicki Oransky Wittenstein
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 1629791830
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet Hunter written by Vicki Oransky Wittenstein and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He has discovered more planets than anyone in history. In this inspiring true story, winner of the American Institute of Physics Award, Geoff Marcy's love of space helped him overcome struggles in his studies until finally he became an astronomer. But he was not on track to make major discoveries. Eventually, he went back to the questions that thrilled him as a boy: Are we alone? Do Earth-like planets orbit the stars in the night sky? It would not be easy to find a planet outside our solar system. Others had tried and failed. But Marcy never gave up. Since 1995, he and his colleagues have discovered nearly half of the 380 known "extrasolar" planets. Stunning paintings transport the reader to the exotic worlds that he and others have found.

Author : Vicki O. Wittenstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781620917954
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet Hunter written by Vicki O. Wittenstein and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lucas Ellerbroek
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780238789
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet Hunters written by Lucas Ellerbroek and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomers are on the verge of answering one of our most profound questions: are we alone in the universe? The ability to detect life in remote solar systems is at last within sight, and its discovery—even if only in microbial form—would revolutionize our self-image. Planet Hunters is the rollicking tale of the search for extraterrestrial life and the history of an academic discipline. Astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek takes readers on a fantastic voyage through space, time, history, and even to the future as he describes the field of exoplanet research, from the early ideas of sixteenth-century heretic Giordano Bruno to the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1995 to the invention of the Kepler Space Telescope. We join him on his travels as he meets with leading scientists in the field, including Michel Mayor, who discovered the first exoplanet, and Bill Borucki, principal investigator for NASA’s Kepler mission. Taken together, the experiences, passion, and perseverance of the scientists featured here make the book an exciting and compelling read. Presenting cutting-edge research in a dynamic and accessible way, Planet Hunters is a refreshing look into a field where new discoveries come every week and paradigms shift every year.

Author : Andrew Langley
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1496665333
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet Hunting written by Andrew Langley and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vastness of space, countless planets exist. Scientists are actively studying as many of them as they can. How many could support life as Earth does? And what other wonderful worlds will our technology find?

Author : Michael D. Lemonick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802779026
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mirror Earth written by Michael D. Lemonick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-1990s, astronomers made history when they began to find planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. More than eight hundred planets have been found since then, yet none of them is anything like Earth and none could support life. Now, armed with more powerful technology, planet hunters are racing to find a true twin of Earth. Science writer Michael Lemonick has unique access to these exoplaneteers, as they call themselves, and Mirror Earth unveils their passionate quest. Unlike competitors in other races, Geoff Marcy, Bill Borucki, David Charbonneau, Sara Seager, and others actually consult and cooperate with one another. But only one will be the first to find Earth's twin. Mirror Earth tells the story of their competition.

Author : Dennis B. Fradin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Planet Hunters written by Dennis B. Fradin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides historical information on astronomy, the discovery of the planets, and the people who have made such discoveries.

Author : Alan Ira Gordon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781087938868
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planet Hunter written by Alan Ira Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-03 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planet Hunter is a science fiction poetry collection that delves into the nature of other worlds and the search for extra-terrestrial life. Gordon examines such questions as how will we respond when we find life, and especially intelligent life; what of the colonies we establish; and even whether it is advisable to take our pets along. All this and more can be found on these pages.

Author : Lisa Kaltenegger
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1802064923
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alien Earths written by Lisa Kaltenegger and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Lisa Kaltenegger offers first-hand access to her expertise on the search for planets in the universe, and the life they may contain. Along the way, Lisa's breezy narrative style invites you to experience with her the challenges and joys of being a scientist on the frontier of discovery’ Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we're alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. The question should have an obvious answer: yes or no. But once you try to find life elsewhere, you realize it is not so simple. How do you find it over cosmic distances? What actually is life? Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger works from Carl Sagan’s former office at Cornell University, where she built a team of tenacious scientists from many disciplines to find life on faraway worlds, using Earth’s diverse biosphere and its history as a Rosetta Stone. With infectious enthusiasm, she provides an eye-opening insider’s guide to the most unusual exoplanets that have shaken our worldview – planets covered in oceans of lava, lonely wanderers lost in space, and others with more than one sun in their sky – as well as the best contenders for Alien Earths. She also shows how close imagined scifi worlds come to reality. We live in an incredible new epoch of exploration. As our witty and knowledgeable tour guide, Professor Kaltenegger shows how we discover not merely new continents, like the explorers of old, but whole new worlds circling other stars – and how we could spot life there. Worlds from where aliens may even be gazing back at us. What if we're not alone?