The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets

Alan Boss

ISBN 10: 0465009360 / ISBN 13: 9780465009367

Published by Basic Books, 2009

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Synopsis:

We are nearing a turning point in our quest for life in the universe-we now have the capacity to detect Earth-like planets around other stars. But will we find any? In The Crowded Universe, renowned astronomer Alan Boss argues that based on what we already know about planetary systems, in the coming years we will find abundant Earths, including many that are indisputably alive. Life is not only possible elsewhere in the universe, Boss argues-it is common. Boss describes how our ideas about planetary formation have changed radically in the past decade and brings readers up to date on discoveries of bizarre inhabitants of various solar systems, including our own. America must stay in this new space race, Boss contends, or risk being left out of one of the most profoundly important discoveries of all time: the first confirmed finding of extraterrestrial life.

About the Authors: Alan Boss is a research scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism.

One of the world’s leading authorities on the formation of stars and planets,Alan Boss is a research scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Meteoritical Society, and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living ...
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket