TY  - BOOK
AU  - M�endez,Abel
AU  - Gonz�alez-Espada,Wilson J.
ED  - Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
ED  - Institute of Physics (Great Britain),
TI  - Searching for habitable worlds: an introduction 
T2  - [IOP release 2]
SN  - 9781681744018
AV  - QB54 .M467 2016eb
U1  - 576.8/39 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA)
PB  - Morgan & Claypool Publishers
KW  - Life on other planets
KW  - Exobiology
KW  - Habitable planets
KW  - Outer space
KW  - Exploration
KW  - Cosmology and the universe
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Astrophysics
KW  - Physics
KW  - SCIENCE / Astronomy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics
KW  - SCIENCE / Physics / General
N1  - "Version: 20160401"--Title page verso; "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references; Preface -- 1. Exploring Earth and beyond -- 1.1. Curiosity -- 1.2. Observations from afar -- 1.3. Personal visits -- 1.4. Robotic visits; 2. The ABC of exoplanets -- 2.1. What is a planet? -- 2.2. What is an exoplanet? -- 2.3. Detecting exoplanets; 3. When is a planet habitable? -- 3.1. What is life? -- 3.2. The concept of habitability -- 3.3. Measuring habitability; 4. Cataloguing habitable exoplanets -- 4.1. The first habitable worlds? -- 4.2. The habitable exoplanets catalog -- 4.3. The periodic table of exoplanets; 5. Potentially habitable worlds -- 5.1. The planets we know by mass -- 5.2. The planets we know by size; 6. And the search goes on ... -- 6.1. The observatories -- 6.2. NASA's Kepler -- 6.3. NASA's TESS -- 6.4. ESA's Plato -- 6.5. NASA JWST; General interested trade science audience to advanced; Also available in print
N2  - What does it take to consider a planet potentially habitable? If a planet is suitable for life, could life be present? Is life on other planets inevitable? The Search for Habitable Worlds answers these questions and provides both the general public and astronomy enthusiasts with a richly-illustrated discussion of the most current knowledge regarding the search for extrasolar planets. Nearly everyone wants to know if we are alone in the universe. This book might not have the answers, but shows where we should look. The Search for Habitable Worlds is a fun and accessible book for everyone from middle schoolers to amateur astronomers of all ages. The use of non-technical language and abundant illustrations make this a quick-read to inform everyone about the latest movement in the search for other planets we might be able to inhabit. After a brief discussion on why humans are hard-wired to be curious and to explore the unknown, the book describes what extrasolar planets are, how to detect them, and how to pin down potential targets. In addition, a data-driven list of the best candidates for habitability is profiled and the next generation of exoplanet-hunting scientific instruments and probes are identified
UR  - https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-1-6817-4401-8
ER  -