Earths of Distant Suns How We Find Them, Communicate with Them, and
Based on the latest missions results and supported by commissioned artwork, this book explores the possible lessons we may learn from exoplanets. As the number of known Earth-like objects grows significantly, the author explores what is known about t
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Earths of Distant Suns How We Find Them, Communicate with Them, and Maybe Even Travel There
Earths of Distant Suns
Michael Carroll
Earths of Distant Suns How We Find Them, Communicate with Them, and Maybe Even Travel There
Michael Carroll Fellow, International Association of Astronomical Artists Littleton, CO, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-43963-1 ISBN 978-3-319-43964-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43964-8
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Acknowledgments
My thanks to Babak Tafreshi, talented astrophotographer, for the lovely view of the ALMA telescope. Babak, you let us hear the heavens sing! Nick Stevens played a key part in my understanding of interstellar ships and nuclear pulse propulsion. As if that weren’t enough, he shared his artistic masterpieces for the book! Steve Walker and Dorian Houser of the National Marine Mammal Foundation put up with my wacky questions with good humor. So did my buddy, “dolphin whisperer” Alan Lewis, who got them into it in the first place. Thanks, Alan! Adrian Brown and Matthew Tiscareno played instrumental roles in my visit to SETI, as Chris McKay and Elisa Quintana did for my tour in NASA/Ames’ astrobiology wonderland. (Thanks for your office, Chris!) Special commendation in the “Twilight Zone” category goes to premiere science writer Tina Saey, who made the same bizarre Star Trek/silicon life connection I did. Her article for Science News came out the week after I submitted this manuscript to my line editor. Good thinking, Tina! The first reader and line/content editor extraordinaire Marilyn Flynn lent her magic. Finally, my gratitude to Caroline, who not only organized this literary mess but always le
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