The Cosmic Keyhole How Astronomy Is Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe /

• Main Author: Gater, William J.H (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Astronomers' Universe,
• Subjects: Popular works.; Planetology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

It is 400 years since Galileo first turned the newly invented telescope towards the heavens and saw things that few had ever seen before. His discoveries, along with those of his contemporaries, completely changed our view of the world. Since that time, there have been many revolutions in our unders...

Table of Contents:

• Water and the Search for Life in our Solar System
• The Hardiest Microbes on Earth
• The Hunt for Life Begins
• Where Does Water Flow?
• Our Active Solar System
• Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure
• The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting
• Worlds Around Other Stars
• Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs
• The Discovery of Extrasolar Planets
• The Universe at Large
• The Universe on a Grand Scale
• The Era of Hubble – From Disaster to Deep Field
• Star Life in Starlight
• Exotic Space.