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Exoplanets
- Hidden Worlds and the Quest for Extraterrestrial Life
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
Astronomers have recently discovered thousands of planets that orbit stars throughout the Milky Way. Much of what has captured the imagination of planetary scientists and the public is the unexpected strangeness of these distant worlds. The sizes, masses, and orbits of exoplanets detected so far raise new 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 these planets, using advanced spacecraft sent into orbits a million miles from Earth. These instruments will provide better observations of these planetary systems, which are nestled close enough to their dim red stars to maintain Earth-like temperatures.
The quest to find other worlds brims with possibility, and Donald Goldsmith presents the science of exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in a way that even Earthlings with little to no background in astronomy or astrophysics can understand and enjoy.
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- Rufus
- 30-04-19
Thoroughly enjoyable
This book would be great for anyone with a direct interest in exoplanets, those with a scientific background and those who just wish to broaden their general knowledge.
Covering historical, current and planned future events and discoveries, this book takes the listener methodically through all aspects of exoplanetary studies. The narration is superb and engaging and overall this is the best book on the subject I have listened to.
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- Stuart
- 18-01-24
Excellent content, dreadful reading.
Interesting content, but very difficult to get through because of the stilted reading. How are these readers chosen? Sounds like the reader is trying to do a Captain Kirk impression. Awful.
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