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Five Billion Years of Solitude

✍ Scribed by Billings, Lee

Book ID
108253172
Publisher
Penguin Group US
Year
2013
Tongue
English
Weight
366 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780698137684

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✦ Synopsis

An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system

Since its formation nearly five billion years ago, our planet has been the sole living world in a vast and silent universe. Now, Earth?s isolation is coming to an end. Over the past two decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets orbiting other stars, including some that could be similar to our own world. Studying those distant planets for signs of life will be crucial to understanding life's intricate mysteries right here on Earth.

In a firsthand account of this unfolding revolution, Lee Billings draws on interviews with top researchers. He reveals how the search for other Earth-like planets is not only a scientific pursuit, but also a reflection of our culture?s timeless hopes, dreams, and fears.

This is a compelling story of the pioneers seeking the meaning of life in the infinite depths of space.

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