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Lisa''s breezy narrative style invites you to experience with her the challenges and joys of being a scientist on the frontier of discovery. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History

Horizon-expanding... [Kaltenegger] has something of Sagan's knack for eliciting wonder. The Times

A superb testament to the scientific virtue of curious wonder. Wall Street Journal

For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we''re alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. But once you look for life elsewhere, you realize it is not so simple. How do you find it over cosmic distances? What actually is life?

As founding director of Cornell University''s Carl Sagan Institute, astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger has built a team of tenacious scientists from many disciplines to create a specialized toolkit to find life on faraway worlds. In Alien Earths,

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: 5/13/2024
      ISBN13: 9781250283634, 978-1250283634
      ISBN10: 1250283639
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Lisa''s breezy narrative style invites you to experience with her the challenges and joys of being a scientist on the frontier of discovery. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History

      Horizon-expanding... [Kaltenegger] has something of Sagan's knack for eliciting wonder. The Times

      A superb testament to the scientific virtue of curious wonder. Wall Street Journal

      For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we''re alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. But once you look for life elsewhere, you realize it is not so simple. How do you find it over cosmic distances? What actually is life?

      As founding director of Cornell University''s Carl Sagan Institute, astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger has built a team of tenacious scientists from many disciplines to create a specialized toolkit to find life on faraway worlds. In Alien Earths,

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