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The exploration of space raises new problems in the expression of human freedoms. While the potential to establish new extraterrestrial settlements is thrilling, it also brings along a myriad of decisions to consider when addressing how these settlements should operate...
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OUP Oxford
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2022-12-09
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Hundreds of deep space missions since the 1960s have captured stunning photographs of the cosmos. Many of these scientific images can also be classified as art. This book highlights more than 100 examples, revealing the splendor of our universe. This book is a gallery...
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Union Square & Co.
Parution :
2022-11-22
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Near-infrared astronomy has become one of the most rapidly developing branches in modern astrophysics. Innovative observing techniques, near-infrared detectors with quantum efficiencies in excess of 90%, highly specialised instruments as well as advanced data reduction...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-07-04
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TECHNOSIGNATURES FOR DETECTING INTELLIGENT LIFE IN OUR UNIVERSE This book shows the current state of the research in the field of technosignatures, presenting novel ideas from economics, forecasting, and data sciences, making it an ideal research compendium for...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2022-06-13
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Astrobiology Perspectives on Life in the Universe
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Space is spectacularThis short, informative and engaging guide to the wonders of the universe will fascinate and inspire readers of all agesThere's never been a more exciting time to learn about space. As new rockets are launched and fresh discoveries are made,...
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Summersdale
Parution :
2022-04-14
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Not long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system - a star and the bodies orbiting it - that we knew. Now, we know thousands of planetary systems, and have even been able to observe planetary systems at the moment of their birth.
This Very...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-12-09
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Not long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system - a star and the bodies orbiting it - that we knew. Now, we know thousands of planetary systems, and have even been able to observe planetary systems at the moment of their birth.
This Very...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-12-09
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TERRAFORMING MARS This book provides a thorough scientific review of how Mars might eventually be colonized, industrialized, and transformed into a world better suited to human habitation. The idea of terraforming Mars has, in recent times, become a topic of intense...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2021-11-18
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Astrobiology Perspectives on Life in the Universe
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__________Out now: the biggest quiz book of the year. The Astronomy Puzzle Book is a puzzle book that's truly out of this world__________What's Goldilocks got to do with the study of space? Everyone's heard of NASA, but can you name any of the other 72 space agencies...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2021-10-28
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An in-depth view of the panspermia hypothesis examined against the latest knowledge of planetary formation and related processes. Panspermia is the concept that life can be passively transported through space on various bodies and seed, habitable planets and moons,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2021-09-27
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Astrobiology Perspectives on Life in the Universe
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ASTROBIOLOGY This unique book advances the frontier discussion of a wide spectrum of astrobiological issues on scientific advances, space ethics, social impact, religious meaning, and public policy formulation. Astrobiology is an exploding discipline in which not only...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2021-09-16
Collection :
Astrobiology Perspectives on Life in the Universe
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ASTROPHYSICS The new edition of the popular textbook for undergraduate astronomers, covers the “how” of astrophysicsAstrophysics: Decoding the Cosmos, Second Edition, describes how information about the physical nature of stars and other celestial bodies is obtained and...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2021-04-06
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'VISIONARY' Stephen Greenblatt'So interesting... I recommend [Extraterrestrial] to people who have any interest in this extraordinary subject of life existing in other places than on Earth.' William Shatner (from Amazon.com)Harvard's top astronomer takes us inside the...
Editeur :
John Murray
Parution :
2021-02-04
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The data in this book are new or updated, and will serve also as Origin of Life and evolutionary studies. Endospores of bacteria have a long history of use as model organisms in astrobiology, including survival in extreme environments and interplanetary transfer of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2020-12-11
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This thesis describes the application of state-of-the-art high-energy X-ray studies to the astronomical quest for understanding obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN). These AGN are supermassive black holes growing by accretion of matter located in the nuclei of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-12-02
Collection :
Springer Theses
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The inspirational autobiography of Britain’s beloved astronaut Tim Peake, the #1 bestselling author of Hello, is this Planet Earth? and Ask an AstronautAs heard on BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs__________________'What surprised me was how entirely serene I felt. I was...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
Parution :
2020-10-15
ePub
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The Moon is not just a static piece of cosmic matter in our night sky, but a dynamic living being. Throughout her journey around the Earth which takes about 29.5 days she shows us her different faces, growing from a silver sliver in the sky to an awe-inspiring...
Editeur :
Aster
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2020-09-03
ePub
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As a new wave of interplanetary exploration unfolds, a talented young planetary scientist charts our centuries-old obsession with Mars.'Beautifully written, emotive - a love letter to a planet' DERMOT O'LEARY, BBC Radio 2Mars - bewilderingly empty, coated in red dust -...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2020-07-16
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Finden auch Sie die Weiten des Kosmos faszinierend und fragen sich, wie Wissenschaftler so viel über Objekte in unerreichbarer Ferne wissen können? "Astronomie für Dummies" bringt Ihnen das Universum näher: Erkunden Sie unser Sonnensystem, ferne Galaxien und die...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2020-07-15
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Für Dummies
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Black holes entered the world of science fiction and films in the 1960s, and their popularity in our culture remains today. The buzz surrounding black holes was and is due, in large part, to their speculative nature. It is still difficult for the general public to...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2020-06-16
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