A Decade of Extrasolar Planets Around Normal Stars: Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, Held in Baltimore, Maryland May 2-

by Mario Livio

Book Overview

Humans have long thought that planetary systems similar to our own should exist around stars other than the Sun, yet the search for planets outside our Solar System has had a dismal history of discoveries that could not be confirmed. However, this all changed in 1995, after which astonishing progress can be seen in this field; we now know of more than 200 extrasolar planets. These findings mark crucial milestones in the search for extraterrestrial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052189784X
• ISBN13: 9780521897846
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.7"