Mirror Earth : the search for our planet's twin / Michael D. Lemonick.
TITLE:
Mirror Earth : the search for our planet's twin / Michael D. Lemonick.
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
New York : Walker,
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Description:
viii, 294 p. : ill.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
In the mid-1990s, astronomers made history when they detected three planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way. The planets were nothing like Earth, however: They were giant gas balls like Jupiter or Saturn. More than five hundred planets have been found since then, yet none of them could support life. Now, armed with more powerful technology, planet hunters are racing to find a true twin of Earth. Science writer Michael D. Lemonick has unique access to these exoplaneteers, as they call themselves, and Mirror Earth unveils their passionate quest.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780802779007
