Goldilocks and the Water Bears: The Search for Life in the Universe
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (596 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1543624588 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 213 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- Bobak Ferdowsi, Flight Director, Mars Science Laboratory . * The Biologist * Just the right book to expertly guide you through the scientific quest to answer the ultimate question; are we along in the University? -- Lucie Green, space scientist, television presenter and author of 15 Million Degrees Our species has gone from fantasising about life on other worlds to actively looking for it - this book provides great background on clues scientists are using, and what makes the chase so exciting. -- Adam Rutherford,
Our logical move is to break free of the confines of the Earth and colonise another body in the solar system, such as the moon or Mars. But across a universe of at least 100 billion habitable, earthlike worlds, life cannot be restricted to just this one place. Or can it? The Earth is just the right distance from the sun - within the so-called 'Goldilocks zone' - and has a protective shielding atmosphere to allow for life to thrive. But there is a chance that life exists (or existed) elsewhere in the solar system, and recent discoveries of just how common planets are in other systems means it is highly likely that life does indeed occur on other pla
Louisa Preston is an astrobiologist, planetary geologist and unashamed lover of water bears. She is a TED fellow, and spoke about the search for life on Mars at the 2013 TED Conference. Louisa has spent most of her life in one of two Londons - one in Ontario, and one in the UK - but she currently lives with husband, son and cat in Kent. Goldilocks and the Water
"I thoroughly enjoyed this educational look at the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe" according to Just Me. With a minor in Astronomy, I was delighted to be offered an advance copy of this book. Preston takes a detailed look at the topic, taking a broad view, from how life developed on Earth, what life may or may not require, the possibilities for life in our solar system or beyond, and the possibility of humankind traveling farther tha. Not enough on tardigrades! Not terrible but not particularly good. If this is a subject that has interested you for awhile, you are probably familiar with 90% of it. If you're new to this concept, your learn some stuff but you will also be bored by its repetitiveness. I was greatly disappointed in the section dealing with "water bears," aka tardigrades. The. You finish the book much wiser than when you started - recommended. Peter Hillier Mrs Preston has a lot to say and is very insightful in her discussions. You finish the book much wiser than when you started - recommended.