Boss, Alan, 1951-

The crowded universe : the search for living planets / Alan Boss. - New York : Basic Books, c2009. - ix, 227 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

The struggle to find new worlds -- Eccentric planets -- Kiss my lips, Tootsie -- The Mars gold rush -- Instability: if I did it, here's how it happened -- The battle of Prague -- The comedy central approach -- Transits gone wild -- 300 Solar systems and counting.

9780465009367 (alk. paper) 0465009360 (alk. paper)


Habitable planets.
Extrasolar planets.
Exobiology.

QB820 / .B676 2009

523.24