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1) Exoplanets
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Introduces exoplanets, examining the planets outside of our solar system, discussing what makes them habitable, and exploring the efforts to discover new life.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the exciting mission of exoplanetary science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond the Sun. Review the eight planets in our solar system, which provide a baseline for understanding the more than 1,000 worlds recently discovered in our region of the Milky Way galaxy..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Fiction writers have led the way in exploring the prospects of life beyond Earth. See how scientists are catching up, looking for extraterrestrial organisms using a variety of ingenious techniques. Learn how they are narrowing the search and which tantalizing clues have already turned up..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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A tiny percentage of exoplanets can be detected transiting—or passing in front of—their host stars. Combined with Doppler shifts, transits provide information about a planet’s size, mass, density, and likely composition. Learn how ambitious amateur astronomers can use this detection technique in their own backyards..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Beginning in 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope began staring intensively at a single patch of sky, about one quarter of one percent of the sky. Sift through the Kepler discoveries for planets with a variety of Earth-like features, including presence in a "habitable" zone, and learn why billions of Earth-like planets are estimated to exist in our galaxy.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Planets orbiting other stars used to be purely in the realm of science fiction. How did we begin discovering them by the thousands? Learn about the methods scientists have used to discover so many exoplanets so quickly. From "hot Jupiters" to "mini-Neptunes" to planets whose clouds rain molten glass, these discoveries demonstrate that ours is not the only type of planetary system possible!
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Join the quest for life on exoplanets, focusing on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)—a hunt for signals from alien civilizations inspired by a landmark paper in 1959. See how the famous Drake equation points to factors that determine how many such civilizations may exist..
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Great Courses volume 1
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English
Description
Learn about the exciting mission of exoplanetary science-the study of planets orbiting stars beyond the Sun. Review the eight planets in our solar system, which provide a baseline for understanding the more than 1,000 worlds recently discovered in our region of the Milky Way galaxy.
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English
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In the two decades since the first planet outside of our solar system was discovered, "exoplanetology" has become the hottest specialty in astrophysics. To date, more than 1,000 exoplanets have been found, and this eBook explains the investigative techniques used and analyzes the strange and controversial discoveries in this exciting field.
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Great Courses volume 7
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English
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A tiny percentage of exoplanets can be detected transiting-or passing in front of-their host stars. Combined with Doppler shifts, transits provide information about a planet's size, mass, density, and likely composition. Learn how ambitious amateur astronomers can use this detection technique in their own backyards.
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English
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In the two decades since astronomers first discovered the existence of a planet outside of our solar system, "exoplanetology" has become the hottest specialty in astrophysics. Scientists young and old, inspired by the thought of finding either another habitable world or the Holy Grail of space exploration-life itself-flocked to be part of this burgeoning field. With so much brainpower on hand, it's no wonder that investigative techniques advanced...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As recently as 1990, it seemed plausible that the solar system was a unique phenomenon in our galaxy. Thanks to advances in technology and clever new uses of existing data, now we know that planetary systems and possibly even a new Earth can be found throughout galaxies near and far. We are living during a new golden age of planetary discovery, with the prospect of finding many worlds like Earth. Most of the thousands of planets we've detected can't...
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Great Courses volume 23
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English
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Join the quest for life on exoplanets, focusing on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)-a hunt for signals from alien civilizations inspired by a landmark paper in 1959. See how the famous Drake equation points to factors that determine how many such civilizations may exist.
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Joshua Winn is professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University and a coinvestigator in NASA's ongoing Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite mission.
In this audiobook, astrophysicist Joshua Winn provides an accessible introduction to exoplanets and explains the cutting-edge science behind recent discoveries
For centuries, people have speculated about the possibility of planets orbiting distant stars, but only since the 1990s has technology...
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Exoplanets have been found in a relatively small region of our galaxy, the Milky Way. According to NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, there are more planets in the universe than stars.
Our solar system's exoplanets comprise similar elements to our planets, but their mixtures may differ. By measuring the sizes (diameters) and masses (weights) of exoplanets, we can determine their compositions, which range from very rocky (like Earth and Venus) to very...
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Xploration Outer Space volume 7
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English
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Join host Emily Calandrelli as she explores the fascinating world of exoplanets.
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Great Courses volume 14
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English
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Explore the theoretical limit of the smallest possible orbit for a planet, taking into consideration tidal stresses and other destructive processes. Then focus on Professor Winn's search for such objects, which found probable lava worlds-planets heated to rock-melting temperatures by their extreme closeness to their host stars.
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