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Biazzo, Katia |
Demographics of Exoplanetary Systems |
I12489 |
2022 |
Book |
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Neubeck, Anna |
Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life |
I11945 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Wu, Ji |
Introduction to Space Science |
I11901 |
2021 |
eBook |
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| 4 |
Kwok, Sun |
Our Place in the Universe - II |
I11864 |
2021 |
eBook |
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| 5 |
McConnell, Brian S |
The Alien Communication Handbook |
I11859 |
2021 |
eBook |
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| 6 |
Crawford, Ian |
Expanding Worldviews: Astrobiology, Big History and Cosmic Perspectives |
I11822 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Magnani, Loris |
A Dirty Window |
I10457 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 8 |
Kanas, Nick |
The Caloris Network |
I10391 |
2016 |
eBook |
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| 9 |
Genta, Giancarlo |
A Man From Planet Earth |
I10269 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Carroll, Michael |
Europa???s Lost Expedition |
I10245 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| Title | Demographics of Exoplanetary Systems : Lecture Notes of the 3rd Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science |
| Author(s) | Biazzo, Katia;Bozza, Valerio;Mancini, Luigi;Sozzetti, Alessandro |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XI, 291 p. 127 illus., 86 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a detailed, state-of-the-art overview of key observational and theoretical aspects of the rapidly developing and highly interdisciplinary field of exoplanet science, as viewed through the lenses of eight world-class experts. It equips readers with a broad understanding of the complex processes driving the formation and the physical and dynamical evolution of planetary systems. It juxtaposes theoretical modeling with the host of techniques that are unveiling the exceptional variety of observed properties of close-in and wide-separation extrasolar planets. By effectively linking ingenious interpretative analyses to the main factors shaping planetary populations, the book ultimately provides the most coherent picture to date of the demographics of exoplanetary systems. It is an essential reference for Ph.D. students and early-stage career researchers, while the scope and depth of its source material also provide excellent cues for graduate-level courses |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030881245 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences
4. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
5. Astronomy???Observations
6. ASTROPHYSICS
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
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| Title | Introduction to Space Science |
| Author(s) | Wu, Ji |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore, 2021. |
| Description | XVII, 193 p. 103 illus., 58 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book highlights the technological and managerial fundamentals and frontier questions of space science. Space science is a new interdisciplinary and comprehensive subject that takes spacecraft as the main tools to study the planet Earth, the solar-terrestrial space, the solar system, and even the whole universe, to answer significant questions covering the formation and evolution of the solar system and the universe, the origin and evolution of life and the structure of the material. The book introduces major scientific questions in various branches of space science and provides related technological and managerial knowledge. It also discusses the necessity of international cooperation and elaborates on the strategic planning of space science in China. The book can be used as a reference book or textbook for scientists, engineers, college students, and the public participating in space science programs |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811657511 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTROBIOLOGY
4. ASTRONAUTICS
5. ASTRONOMY
6. Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. Outer space???Exploration
10. Space Exploration and Astronautics
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| Title | Our Place in the Universe - II : The Scientific Approach to Discovery |
| Author(s) | Kwok, Sun |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XXIII, 344 p. 117 illus., 101 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Starting from Newton???s times this follow-up to the author???s Springer book ???Our Place in the Universe - Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries??? addresses the question of ???our place in the Universe??? from astronomical, physical, chemical, biological, philosophical and social perspectives. Using the history of astronomy to illustrate the process of discovery, the emphasis is on the description of the process of how we learned and on the exploration of the impacts of discoveries rather than on the presentation of facts. Thus readers are informed of the influence of science on a broad scale. Unlike the traditional way of teaching science, in this book, the author begins by describing the observations and then discusses various attempts to find answers (including unsuccessful ones). The goal is to help students develop a better appreciation of the scientific process and learn from this process to tackle real-life problems |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030802608 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences
4. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
5. Astronomy???Observations
6. COSMOLOGY
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
10. Science???History
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| Title | The Alien Communication Handbook : So We Received a Signal???Now What? |
| Author(s) | McConnell, Brian S |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | X, 299 p. 150 illus., 97 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Scientists have been searching for signals from extraterrestrial civilizations since Frank Drake???s first radio survey in 1960. But what would actually happen if SETI???s search succeeds? Is there any way we could even make sense of the signal we receive? Written by an expert in communication systems and translation technology, this book explores the science of interstellar communication. It explains how this process may unfold, how an ET communication link would work, the types of information it could convey and how professionals, amateurs and ordinary people like you would participate in the effort to understand what another civilization has to say. Along the way, the book introduces readers to many aspects of modern-day communication systems and computing. Featured as well are dozens of illustrations, photos and real-world examples, rounding out this compelling foray into the mechanics of interstellar communication. ???Scientists, policy makers, and all interested in the likely future discovery of alien life will want to read this book.??? - Steven J. Dick, Former NASA Chief Historian |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030748456 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
8. Science, Technology and Society
9. Technology???Sociological aspects
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| Title | Expanding Worldviews: Astrobiology, Big History and Cosmic Perspectives |
| Author(s) | Crawford, Ian |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | VI, 377 p. 33 illus., 10 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book collates papers presented at two international conferences (held at the Australian National University in 2018 and Birkbeck College London in 2019) exploring the relationships between big history and astrobiology and their wider implications for society. These two relatively new academic disciplines aim to integrate human history with the wider history of the universe and the search for life elsewhere. The book will show that, despite differences in emphasis, big history and astrobiology share much in common, especially their interdisciplinary approaches and the cosmic and evolutionary perspectives that they both engender. Specifically, the book addresses the unified, all-embracing, nature of knowledge, the impact of big history on humanity and the world at large, the possible impact of SETI on astrobiology and big history, the cultural signature of Earth???s inhabitants beyond the atmosphere, and the political implications of a planetary worldview. The principal readership is envisaged to comprise scholars working in the fields of astrobiology, big history and space exploration interested in forging interdisciplinary links between these diverse topics, together with educators, and a wider public, interested in the societal implications of the cosmic and evolutionary perspectives engendered by research in these fields |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030704827 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONAUTICS
3. ASTRONOMY
4. Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences
5. COSMOLOGY
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. HISTORY
9. Outer space???Exploration
10. PHILOSOPHY
11. Space Exploration and Astronautics
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| I11822 |
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| Title | A Dirty Window : Diffuse and Translucent Molecular Gas in the Interstellar Medium |
| Author(s) | Magnani, Loris;Shore, Steven N |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017. |
| Description | XIX, 306 p. 76 illus., 28 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides an introduction to the physics of interstellar gas in the Galaxy. It deals with the diffuse interstellar medium which supplies a complex environment for exploring the neutral gas content of a galaxy like the Milky Way and the techniques necessary for studying this non-stellar component. After an initial exposition of the phases of the interstellar medium and the role of gas in a spiral galaxy, the authors discuss the transition from atomic to molecular gas. They then consider basic radiative transfer and molecular spectroscopy with particular emphasis on the molecules useful for studying low-density molecular gas. Observational techniques for investigating the gas and the dust component of the diffuse interstellar medium throughout the electromagnetic spectrum are explored emphasizing results from the recent Herschel and Planck missions. A brief exposition on dust in the diffuse interstellar medium is followed by a discussion of molecular clouds in general and high-latitude molecular clouds in particular. Ways of calibrating CO observations with the molecular hydrogen content of a cloud are examined along with the dark molecular gas controversy. High-latitude molecular clouds are considered in detail as vehicles for applying the techniques developed in the book. Given the transient nature of diffuse and translucent molecular clouds, the role of turbulence in the origin and dynamics of these objects is examined in some detail. The book is targeted at graduate students or postdocs who are entering the field of interstellar medium studies |
| ISBN,Price | 9783662543504 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. ASTROPHYSICS
5. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
6. COSMOLOGY
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. Observations, Astronomical
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | The Caloris Network : A Scientific Novel |
| Author(s) | Kanas, Nick |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | VII, 124 p. 3 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The year is 2130. The first-ever expedition is sent to Mercury to search for the cause of an unknown source of electromagnetic radiation that can destroy space ships passing by the planet. Thought to be inhospitable and lifeless, the surface of Mercury provides startling surprises for the crew that endanger their lives and challenge their established notions of what it means to be a sentient being. And some of the crew members have their own separate agendas ??? The scientific appendix at the end of the book introduces readers to the wondrous world of Mercury and how it has been portrayed in literary fiction up to the present time. The author then uses scientific literature to present a concept of life that is not based on carbon chemistry or the need for water. There is also a discussion of consciousness based on electromagnetic wave theory. References are provided for further reading. Nick Kanas is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, where he directed the group therapy training program. For over 20 years he conducted research on group therapy, and for nearly 20 years after that he was the Principal Investigator of NASA-funded research on astronauts and cosmonauts. He is the co-author of Space Psychology and Psychiatry, which won the 2004 International Academy of Astronautics Life Science Book Award, and the author of Humans in Space: The Psychological Hurdles, which won the 2016 International Academy of Astronautics Life Science Book Award. Dr. Kanas has presented talks on space psychology and on celestial mapping at several regional and Worldcon science fiction conventions. A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (London), he has been an amateur astronomer for over 50 years and is an avid reader of science fiction. He is also the author of two non-fiction books (Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography and Solar System Maps: From Antiquity to the Space Age) and two science fiction novels (The New Martians and The Protos Mandate), all published by Springer |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319305790 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EARTH
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. GEOLOGY
7. PLANETOLOGY
8. Popular Earth Science
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | A Man From Planet Earth : A Scientific Novel |
| Author(s) | Genta, Giancarlo |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XI, 308 p. 6 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Sometime in the not-too-distant future ... unbeknownst to Earth, the Galaxy is home to a number of spacefaring societies. This confederation enforces a strict protocol forbidding any contact with civilizations that have not yet achieved both a substantial spacefaring capability and sufficient maturity to control the technology explosion before triggering their own extinction. ?? While this policy is intended to only bring in peaceful new members, matters change entirely when the confederation is threatened by some unknown entity - is the menace real or imagined? ??The confederation decides to break with the rules and sends a delegate to Earth to hire one of the supposedly belligerent Earthlings to investigate and to revive the confederation???s long-unused starfleet. The Earthman agrees, but demands a high price: should he succeed, the confederation will have to accept Earth as a new member. As the threat becomes ever more acute, the question soon becomes which mission will prove harder - saving the confederation or convincing it to accept the deal! ?? The extensive appendix, written in non-technical language, reviews the scientific and technological topics underlying the plot - ranging from the Fermi paradox, space travel and artificial/collective intelligence to theories on possible universal convergences in technological and biological development |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319211152 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EARTH
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. GEOLOGY
7. LIFE SCIENCES
8. PHYSICS
9. Popular Earth Science
10. Popular Life Sciences
11. Popular Science in Astronomy
12. Popular Science in Physics
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| Title | Europa???s Lost Expedition : A Scientific Novel |
| Author(s) | Carroll, Michael |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XIV, 224 p. 10 illus., 2 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This classically styled, chilling murder mystery about an expedition under the ice of Jupiter???s ocean moon Europa, backed up by the latest scientific findings on this icy satellite. The science fiction premise explores real possibilities of exploring other bodies in the Solar System, including probing their possible astrobiology. Now that the most recent world war has concluded on Earth, human explorers are returning to exploration, carrying out a full-court press to journey into the alien abyss using tele-operated biorobotics and human-tended submersibles. Nine scientists head out to Jupiter???s icy ocean-moon. But at Europa???s most remote outpost, one by one, the team members who shared the cruise out begin to die under suspicious circumstances. All was well until humans begin diving into Europa???s subsurface ocean. The deaths have all the symptoms of some sort of plague, despite Europa???s seemingly sterile environment. Besides providing thrills, a science section covers the very latest in undersea robotics, discussing the assets future explorers may have available for exploring subsurface oceans on moons including Europa, Enceladus and Titan. The book explores the most recent results in Europa research, from safe radiation levels for human habitation, landing sites, subsurface ocean currents and makeup, possible plate tectonics, geyser activity on the surface, volcanic activity on the ocean floor, and Europa???s bizarre exosphere. The book also covers extremophiles and the various possible biomes on???and inside of???Europa |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319431598 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTROBIOLOGY
4. ASTRONAUTICS
5. ASTRONOMY
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
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