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By Chris Impey

With over 500 planets referred to now to exist past the sun process, spacecraft heading for Mars, and the continued look for extraterrestrial intelligence, this well timed ebook explores present principles concerning the look for existence within the Universe. It comprises candid interviews with dozens of astronomers, geologists, biologists, and writers concerning the beginning and variety of terrestrial existence and sure websites for all times past Earth. The interviewees speak about what we have now learnt from the missions to Mars and Titan, discuss the quest for Earth clones, describe the astonishing range of existence on the earth, speculate approximately post-biological evolution, and discover what touch with clever extraterrestrial beings will suggest to us. overlaying themes from astronomy and planetary technological know-how to geology and biology, this booklet will fascinate an individual who has ever puzzled 'Are we alone?'

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