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Are we alone in the universe? : theories about intelligent life on other planets / Tom Jackson

By: Jackson, Tom.
Series: Beyond the theory : Science of the future.New York, NY, USA : Gareth Stevens Publishing, ©2019Edition: First edition.Description: 48 pages : color illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781538226735 (hbk).Subject(s): Life on other planets -- Juvenile literature | Life (Biology) -- Juvenile literature | Extrasolar planets -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 576.839 J132 2019
Contents:
Life-forms -- Being alive -- Evidence of life -- Do aliens have genes? -- Where did life start? -- A place to live -- Exoplanets -- Astrobiology -- Inventing aliens -- Looking for Martians -- UFOs -- Are we really alone? -- Rare earth -- The search for aliens -- Robot explorers -- Hello, Earth calling -- An extremely large telescope -- First contact -- Business, pleasure, or invasion? -- Will aliens ever arrive?
Summary: The premise that alien life exists has had a grip on writers, artists, thinkers, and scientists since possibly the earliest days of civilization. This awesome text explores many of the critical parts of astrobiology from theories about exoplanets and the formation of solar systems to places like the Lowell Observatory and Roswell and people like H. G. Wells and Carl Sagan. Astrobiology, or the search for aliens, has never been so accessible as in this text. With full-color artwork and gripping, accessible main text, sidebars, and fact boxes, readers enjoy indulging in alien theories all the while learning science and history.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Life-forms --
Being alive --
Evidence of life --
Do aliens have genes? --
Where did life start? --
A place to live --
Exoplanets --
Astrobiology --
Inventing aliens --
Looking for Martians --
UFOs --
Are we really alone? --
Rare earth --
The search for aliens --
Robot explorers --
Hello, Earth calling --
An extremely large telescope --
First contact --
Business, pleasure, or invasion? --
Will aliens ever arrive?

The premise that alien life exists has had a grip on writers, artists, thinkers, and scientists since possibly the earliest days of civilization. This awesome text explores many of the critical parts of astrobiology from theories about exoplanets and the formation of solar systems to places like the Lowell Observatory and Roswell and people like H. G. Wells and Carl Sagan. Astrobiology, or the search for aliens, has never been so accessible as in this text. With full-color artwork and gripping, accessible main text, sidebars, and fact boxes, readers enjoy indulging in alien theories all the while learning science and history.

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Text in English

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