Gater The Cosmic Keyhole

How Astronomy Is Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4419-0513-0
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 254 Seiten

In the last thirty years humans have probed the Universe, explored the Solar System and visited with spacecraft some of the most incredible places humans have ever laid eyes upon. We have expanded our knowledge slowly and surely, but still now only see a glimpse of the bigger picture. The Cosmic Keyhole explores the big discoveries of recent years and asks what's next? How prolific is life in the Universe? How far back to the Big Bang can we probe? And what hidden treasures still await us in the hidden corners of our Solar System?

Will Gater has written for the UK's top astronomy magazines and has appeared on television and radio (including the BBC's The Sky At Night) to promote astronomy and science. He has worked for the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope press office, the European Southern Observatory's public outreach department and is a former News Editor of Astronomy Now magazine in the UK. He holds a degree in astrophysics from University College London. Today Gater writes for the BBC's Sky At Night magazine. He regularly blogs about astronomy on his website www.willgater.com.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gater, Will

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Gater_FM_O.pdf;1
1.1;Anchor 1;5
1.2;Anchor 2;6
1.3;Anchor 3;10
1.4;Anchor 4;12
2;Gater_CH01_O.pdf;20
2.1;1. The Hardiest Microbes on Earth;21
2.1.1;Sources;29
3;Gater_CH02_O.pdf;30
3.1;2. The Hunt for Life Begins;30
3.1.1;Sources;41
4;Gater_CH03_O.pdf;43
4.1;3. Where Does Water Flow?;43
4.1.1;Sources;63
5;Gater_CH04_O.pdf;65
5.1;4. Cassini. and Its Saturnian Adventure;66
5.1.1;Sources;89
6;Gater_CH05_O.pdf;92
6.1;5. The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting;92
6.1.1;Sources;110
7;Gater_CH06_O.pdf;112
7.1;6. Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs;113
7.1.1;Sources;127
8;Gater_CH07_O.pdf;129
8.1;7. The Discovery of Extrasolar Planets;129
8.1.1;Sources;146
9;Gater_CH08_O.pdf;148
9.1;8. The Universe on a Grand Scale;149
9.1.1;Sources;164
10;Gater_CH09_O.pdf;166
10.1;9. The Era of Hubble – From Disaster to Deep Field;166
10.1.1;Sources;180
11;Gater_CH10_O.pdf;182
11.1;10. Star Life in Starlight;182
11.1.1;Sources;197
12;Gater_CH11_O.pdf;198
12.1;11. Exotic Space;198
13;Gater_BM1_O.pdf;224
13.1;Anchor 1;224
13.2;Glossary;229
13.2.1;Atom;229
13.2.2;Asteroid;229
13.2.3;Astronomical unit;229
13.2.4;Big Bang;229
13.2.5;Binary star;229
13.2.6;Black hole;230
13.2.7;Cepheid variable;230
13.2.8;Circumstellar disc;230
13.2.9;Cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation;230
13.2.10;Crater;230
13.2.11;Cryovolcanism;230
13.2.12;Dark energy;231
13.2.13;Dark matter;231
13.2.14;Electromagnetic spectrum;231
13.2.15;Extrasolar planet;231
13.2.16;Extremophile;231
13.2.17;Galaxy;232
13.2.18;Galaxy cluster;232
13.2.19;Gamma ray burst (GRB);232
13.2.20;Gravitational lensing;232
13.2.21;Habitable Zone;232
13.2.22;HII region;233
13.2.23;Inflation;233
13.2.24;Infrared excess;233
13.2.25;Magnetar;233
13.2.26;Meteor;233
13.2.27;Meteorite;233
13.2.28;Meteoroid;234
13.2.29;Nebula;234
13.2.30;Neutrino;234
13.2.31;Neutron star;234
13.2.32;Planetary nebula;234
13.2.33;Protoplanetary disc;235
13.2.34;Pulsar;235
13.2.35;Quantum physics;235
13.2.36;Quasar;235
13.2.37;Redshift;235
13.2.38;Regolith;236
13.2.39;Sapping;236
13.2.40;Solar System;236
13.2.41;Spectrum (pl. spectra);236
13.2.42;Spectrometer;236
13.2.43;Star forming region;237
13.2.44;Supernova;237
13.2.45;Tectonic plate;237
13.2.46;UV radiation;237
13.2.47;White dwarf;237
13.2.48;Websites to Watch;238
13.2.48.1;Cosmology and Astronomy;238
13.2.48.2;Planetary Science;240
13.2.48.3;Space Agencies and Other Organizations;242
14;Gater_Index_O.pdf;243