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First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth
First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth
by Marc Kaufman
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Now in paperback, Marc Kaufman’s riveting, game-changing book tells the incredible true story of science’s search for the beginnings of life on Earth—and the likelihood of it existing elsewhere in our universe. For decades... (read more)

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Science, Society, and the Search for Life in the Universe
Science, Society, and the Search for Life in the Universe
by Bruce Jakosky
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Are we alone in the universe? As humans, are we unique or are we part of a greater cosmic existence? What is lifes future on Earth and beyond? How does life begin and develop? These are age-old questions that have inspired wonder and controversy ever... (read more)

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Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future
Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future
by Jeffrey Bennett
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"With the possible exception of the God question, I can think of no subject that has inspired such wide-eyed wonder and speculation as the matter of whether or not we are alone in the cosmos. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence today has almost... (read more)

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Talking about Life: Conversations on Astrobiology
Talking about Life: Conversations on Astrobiology
by Chris Impey
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With over 500 planets now known to exist beyond the Solar System, spacecraft heading for Mars, and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial intelligence, this timely book explores current ideas about the search for life in the Universe. It contains candid... (read more)

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Beyond UFOs
Beyond UFOs
by Jeffrey Bennett
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The quest for extraterrestrial life doesn't happen only in science fiction. This book describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore... (read more)

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Planetary Dreams: The Quest to Discover Life Beyond Earth
Planetary Dreams: The Quest to Discover Life Beyond Earth
by Robert Shapiro
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The Quest To Discover Life Beyond Earth. "The 'dreams' that I write of are not the usual ones, the images that come up in our minds involuntarily during certain stages of sleep, but rather the hopes and expectations that we have lavished upon other... (read more)

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The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet
The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet
by Dimitar Sasselov
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In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus fomented a revolution when he debunked the geocentric view of the universe, proving instead that our planet wasn’t central to the universe. Almost five hundred years later, the revolution he set in motion is nearly... (read more)

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Search for Life on Other Planets
Search for Life on Other Planets
by Bruce Jakosky
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Aimed at the general reader, this is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and readable account of the scientific basis for thinking there may be life elsewhere in the Universe.... (read more)

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Seti 2020: a Roadmap for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Seti 2020: a Roadmap for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
by Ronald D. Ekers
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If you are interested in how researchers plan to search the heavens for signs of intelligent life, you should have this book. SETI 2020 is a new, and remarkably comprehensive study of how scientists busy with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (... (read more)

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The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence
The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence
by Paul Davies
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Fifty years ago, Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization. Thus began one of the boldest scientific projects in history, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). But... (read more)

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Lonely Minds in the Universe: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Lonely Minds in the Universe: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
by Giancarlo Genta
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This interdisciplinary book probes the subject of extraterrestrial intelligent life, offering scientific and technological implications, discussing the philosophical and religious connotations and rebuffing pseudo-scientific assertions such as 'rare... (read more)

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Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique
Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique
by John Gribbin
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The acclaimed author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat examines the miracle of life on Earth Are there other planets in the galaxy that can sustain life? Almost certainly so. Are any of them likely to be populated by intelligent beings? According to... (read more)

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The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe
The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe
by Chris Impey
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Considering the development of life on Earth, the existence of life in extreme environments and the potential for life elsewhere in the Universe, this book gives a fascinating insight into our place in the Universe. Chris Impey leads the reader through... (read more)

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Worlds Unnumbered: The Search for Extrasolar Planets
Worlds Unnumbered: The Search for Extrasolar Planets
by Donald Goldsmith
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Popular astronomy writer Goldsmith (The Hunt for Life on Mars and the companion volume for the PBS series The Astronomers) describes the century-long search for planets outside our solar system, the October 1995 announcement of the first discovered by... (read more)

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First contact :the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
First contact :the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
by Ben Bova
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-332).... (read more)

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We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone
by Walter Sullivan
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Ceti Communication With Extra Terrestrial Intelligence
Ceti Communication With Extra Terrestrial Intelligence
by Jack Stoneley
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