Proxima Centauri

Author : Martin Beech
Publisher : Springer
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319093727

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Alpha Centauri by Martin Beech Pdf

As our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri is an ideal testing ground of astrophysical models and has played a central role in the history and development of modern astronomy—from the first guesses at stellar distances to understanding how our own star, the Sun, might have evolved. It is also the host of the nearest known exoplanet, an ultra-hot, Earth-like planet recently discovered. Just 4.4 light years away Alpha Centauri is also the most obvious target for humanity’s first directed interstellar space probe. Such a mission could reveal the small-scale structure of a new planetary system and also represent the first step in what must surely be humanity’s greatest future adventure—exploration of the Milky Way Galaxy itself. For all of its closeness, α Centauri continues to tantalize astronomers with many unresolved mysteries, such as how did it form, how many planets does it contain and where are they, and how might we view its extensive panorama directly? In this book we move from the study of individual stars to the study of our Solar System and our nearby galactic neighborhood. On the way we will review the rapidly developing fields of exoplanet formation and detection.

Author : Ian S. Glass
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Alpha Centauri
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132783197

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Proxima by Ian S. Glass Pdf

Author : Govert Schilling
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441978110

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Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries by Govert Schilling Pdf

Offers a unique combination of informative text, magnificent illustrations and stylish design Examines the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope Features spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, that portray distant corners of the universe Author Govert Schilling is a renowned astronomy journalist and science communicator In his Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries, astronomy journalist Govert Schilling tells the story of 400 years of telescopic astronomy. He looks at the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope. Doing what Schilling does best, he takes the reader on an adventure through both space and time. Photographs and amazing pictures line the pages of this book, offering the reader an escape from this world and an invitation to a world far beyond what the unaided human eye can detect.

Author : Arwen Hubbard
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780593847459

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LEGO Amazing Space by Arwen Hubbard Pdf

Discover the furthest frontiers of space – and learn to build the Universe’s most incredible sights! Explore the wonders of the Universe without even putting on a spacesuit! Take a tour of planets, stars, galaxies, and even alien worlds far away from Earth. Discover how the Big Bang created all the worlds that make up the Universe; find out what’s in a black hole and learn how stars are born and why they die. Go on a spacewalk, drive a Mars Rover, dock with the International Space Station, and launch a probe to make contact with extraterrestrials! With more than 150 out-of-this-world LEGO models to inspire you, what will you build?

Author : James Krehan
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595282333

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Return to Centaurus by James Krehan Pdf

RED DWARF STAR SYSTEMS; BINARIES; ALIEN WORLDS WITH ALIEN KINGS AND QUEENS; EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL WARFARE; HI-TECH SPACE TRAVEL; LOVE, ACTION AND ROMANCE AMONG THE NEARBY STARS-ALL THIS AND POP MUSIC TOO! RETURN TO CENTAURUS OFFERS ITS READERS A GLIMPSE OF THE NEAR FUTURE AND CREDIBLE SPACE TRAVEL TO THE NEAREST STARS! WHO COULD RESIST THIS COOL TRIP TO STRANGE WORLDS WITH STRANGE CREATURES AND THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL 4.25 LIGHT-YEARS FROM PLANET EARTH?

Author : Tom Jackson
Publisher : QEB Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781912413768

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Space Atlas by Tom Jackson Pdf

What is life like on the International Space Station? Can we survive on Mars? Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Just how big is the universe anyway? The ultimate guide to our galaxy, Space Atlas answers all these questions and more while exploring the far reaches of space, from our own planet to neutron stars, thousands of light years away. Showcasing significant locations in space which are explored in-depth with stunning illustrations, interesting fact files, diagrams and information on scientific achievements, this unique atlas tells you everything you could ever want to know about the universe, while taking you on a stunning visual journey through the stars. Featuring in-depth explorations of the Sun, the Earth, the solar system, black holes, quasars and the Milky Way, Space Atlas presents a mix of stunning, graphic illustrations and factual photographs that brings the subject of space to life in the most beautiful and informative way.

Author : David E. Falkner
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030803094

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Stories of Astronomers and Their Stars by David E. Falkner Pdf

This book recounts the stories of the astronomical pioneers who forever changed our views of the cosmos. The chapters delve into their fascinating lives over the centuries, showing how these pivotal minds built upon the work of their predecessors and unlocked the unique properties of specific stars. From ancient astronomy to modern imaging and spectroscopy, each tale at once showcases the pace of scientific discovery and the shared passions that drove these starwatchers. Accompanying the stories are a plethora of constellation and finder charts, stellar coordinates and directions, and suggestions for viewing specific stars, all of which are visible to the naked eye or through a small telescope. In addition, the histories on specific star names and designations are given, along with an overview of the most popular catalogues and online databases that readers can use for reference.

Author : Marco Manna,Andreas Pieris
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030600679

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Reasoning Web. Declarative Artificial Intelligence by Marco Manna,Andreas Pieris Pdf

This volume contains 8 lecture notes of the 16th Reasoning Web Summer School (RW 2020), held in Oslo, Norway, in June 2020. The Reasoning Web series of annual summer schools has become the prime educational event in the field of reasoning techniques on the Web, attracting both young and established researchers. The broad theme of this year's summer school was “Declarative Artificial Intelligence” and it covered various aspects of ontological reasoning and related issues that are of particular interest to Semantic Web and Linked Data applications. The following eight lectures have been presented during the school: Introduction to Probabilistic Ontologies, On the Complexity of Learning Description Logic Ontologies, Explanation via Machine Arguing, Stream Reasoning: From Theory to Practice, First-Order Rewritability of Temporal Ontology-Mediated Queries, An Introduction to Answer Set Programming and Some of Its Extensions, Declarative Data Analysis using Limit Datalog Programs, and Knowledge Graphs: Research Directions.

Author : Gunter Faure,Teresa M. Mensing
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402055447

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Introduction to Planetary Science by Gunter Faure,Teresa M. Mensing Pdf

This textbook details basic principles of planetary science that help to unify the study of the solar system. It is organized in a hierarchical manner so that every chapter builds upon preceding ones. Starting with historical perspectives on space exploration and the development of the scientific method, the book leads the reader through the solar system. Coverage explains that the origin and subsequent evolution of planets and their satellites can be explained by applications of certain basic principles of physics, chemistry, and celestial mechanics and that surface features of the solid bodies can be interpreted by principles of geology.

Author : Stephanie Paris
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781684449590

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21st Century: Mysteries of Deep Space by Stephanie Paris Pdf

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Elementary readers will get a look into space exploration as they move through this fascinating nonfiction title. Readers will discover galaxies like the Milky Way, the effect gravity has on the inner and outer planets, comets, asteroids, constellations, and what measures scientists are taking to learn more about the vast body of the universe and more, including the Hubble Telescope and the Mars Rover. With vivid images, intriguing facts, informational text, a glossary, and a list of helpful websites, readers are encouraged to discover what they would explore in deep space!

Author : James E. Lidsey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139441051

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The Bigger Bang by James E. Lidsey Pdf

In the last few years, scientists have begun to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the origin and early evolution of the universe. In a fresh, engaging, and highly readable introduction to these ideas, James Lidsey deftly steers us along a journey back in time to the very origin of the universe. We are introduced to the fascinating ideas scientists are currently developing to explain what happened in the first billion, billion, billion, billionth of a second - the 'inflationary' epoch. Along the way we stop off to review the latest ideas on superstrings, parallel universes and the ultimate fate of our universe. Lucid analogies, clear and concise prose and straightforward language make this book a delight to read. It makes accessible to the general reader some of the most profound and complex ideas about the origin of our universe currently challenging the world's best scientists.

Author : Niall Deacon
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789143393

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Twenty Worlds by Niall Deacon Pdf

Thirty years ago, the only planets we knew were the ones orbiting our own sun; we now know of thousands of other worlds orbiting distant stars. In this book, astronomer Niall Deacon journeys to twenty of these globes: from giant, blisteringly hot planets orbiting close to their parent stars to planets that float through the cold wilderness of space alone, and from dead stars shredding asteroids to worlds made of diamond—and even planets that may be similar to the Earth. Deacon also takes in the latest exoplanet discoveries and explains how astronomers have come to learn so much about these strange and distant worlds. Twenty Worlds tells a sweeping story, of real planets around other stars, and it will fascinate a universe of fans of popular science and astronomy.

Author : Dale A. Ostlie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 913 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192560223

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Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding by Dale A. Ostlie Pdf

Since humans first looked up at the stars, astronomy has had a particular ability to stir the imagination and challenge the thinking of scientists and non-scientists alike. Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding is an introductory astronomy textbook specifically designed to relate to non-science majors across a wide variety of disciplines, nurture their curiosity, and develop vital science-based critical-thinking skills. This textbook provides an introduction to how science operates in practice and what makes it so successful in uncovering nature's secrets. Given that the study of astronomy dates back thousands of years, it is the ideal subject for tracing the development of the physical sciences and how our evolving understanding of nature has influenced, and been influenced by, mathematics, philosophy, religion, geography, politics, and more. This historical approach also illustrates how wrong turns have been taken, and how the inherent self-correcting nature of science through constant verification and the falsifiability of truly scientific theories ultimately leads us back to a more productive path in our quest for understanding. This approach also points out why, as a broadly educated citizenry, students of all disciplines must understand how scientists arrive at conclusions, and how science and technology have become central features of modern society. In discussing this fascinating and beautiful universe of which we are a part, it is necessary to illustrate the fundamental role that mathematics plays in decoding nature's mysteries. Unlike other similar textbooks, some basic mathematics is integrated naturally into the text, together with interpretive language, and supplemented with numerous examples; additional tutorials are provided on the book's companion website. Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding leads the reader down the path to our present-day understanding of our Solar System, stars, galaxies, and the beginning and evolution of our universe, along with profound questions still to be answered in this ancient, yet rapidly changing field.

Author : Adam Pryor
Publisher : Fordham University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780823288328

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Living with Tiny Aliens by Adam Pryor Pdf

Astrobiology is changing how we understand meaningful human existence. Living with Tiny Aliens seeks to imagine how an individuals’ meaningful existence persists when we are planetary creatures situated in deep time—not only on a blue planet burgeoning with life, but in a cosmos pregnant with living-possibilities. In doing so, it works to articulate an astrobiological humanities. Working with a series of specific examples drawn from the study of extraterrestrial life, doctrinal reflection on the imago Dei, and reflections on the Anthropocene, Pryor reframes how human beings meaningfully dwell in the world and belong to it. To take seriously the geological significance of human agency is to understand the Earth as not only a living planet but an artful one. Consequently, Pryor reframes the imago Dei, rendering it a planetary system that opens up new possibilities for the flourishing of all creation by fostering technobiogeochemical cycles not subject to runaway, positive feedback. Such an account ensures the imago Dei is not something any one of us possesses, but that it is a symbol for what we live into together as a species in intra-action with the wider habitable environment.

Author : Michael Carroll
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781588346919

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Envisioning Exoplanets by Michael Carroll Pdf

Come along for the captivating hunt for planets like our own Envisioning Exoplanets traces the journey of astronomers and researchers on their quest to explore the universe for a planet like Earth. Exoplanets--worlds beyond our solar system--were once dismissed as science fiction. But now, with more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets, countless possibilities exist for what remains to be uncovered in the universe. This book follows the exhilarating progression of exoplanet research from its earliest stages operating on the fringes of scientific research to the newest developments of renowned agencies around the world searching for planets capable of hosting life. Featuring provocative questions about the universe and more than 200 remarkable illustrations from Michael Caroll, Ron Miller, and other key members of the International Association of Astronomical Artists, Envisioning Exoplanets is an intergalactic visual voyage.