Moon Strike

Moon Strike
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2016-09-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9782731628630

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Dans un futur proche, un scientifique pense avoir découvert une planète dont les chances d'abriter la vie sont proches de 100 %. Cet astre, nommé Darwin II, suscite nombre d'interrogations : Sous quelle forme la vie s'y épanouit-elle ? Les hommes pourront-ils un jour y mettre le pied ? Parallèlement à cette découverte, une station orbitale est violemment percutée par un projectile non identifié. Nul ne sait qui est à l'origine de l'offensive mais une chose est certaine : le tir provenait de la lune.

Wandering Stars - About Planets And Exo-planets: An Introductory Notebook

Wandering Stars - About Planets And Exo-planets: An Introductory Notebook
Author: George H A Cole
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2006-02-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1783260688

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The space vehicle spectaculars of recent years have been revealing the full scope and beauty of our own solar system but have also shown that a growing number of other stars too have planetary bodies orbiting around them. The study of these systems is just beginning. It seems that our galaxy contains untold numbers of planets, and presumably other galaxies will be similar to our own. Our solar system contains life, on Earth: do others as well? Such questions excite modern planetary scientists and astro-biologists. This situation is a far cry from ancient times when the five planets that can be seen from Earth without a telescope were called the “wandering stars”.This notebook-cum-workbook provides an introduction to those profound and still-developing modern studies. Written by an expert in the field, it is pitched at a level suitable for beginning students. It is designed particularly for self-study but can also provide background support for students attending lecture courses or teachers developing such courses. The reader is encouraged to add to the arguments of the book as the subject develops. A special feature here is a substantial glossary of terms and people which serves as a starting point for further entries. Wandering Stars is a key to unlock the door to an exciting and fascinating universe which is still the object of active discovery./a

Atomic-Molecular Ionization by Electron Scattering

Atomic-Molecular Ionization by Electron Scattering
Author: K. N. Joshipura
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2019-01-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1108498906

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Covers quantum scattering theories, experimental and theoretical calculations and applications in a comprehensive manner.

Mercury

Mercury
Author: Sean C. Solomon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2018-12-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107154456

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Offers an authoritative synthesis of knowledge of the planet Mercury after the MESSENGER mission, for researchers and students in planetary science.

Rock Legends

Rock Legends
Author: Paul Murdin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2016-07-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319318365

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This book relates the history of asteroid discoveries and christenings, from those of the early pioneering giants of Hersehel and Piazzi to modern-day amateurs. Moving from history and anecdotal information to science, the book's structure is provided by the names of the asteroids, including one named after the author. Free from a need to conform to scientific naming conventions, the names evidence hero-worship, sycophancy, avarice, vanity, whimsy, erudition and wit, revealing the human side of astronomers, especially where controversy has followed the christening. Murdin draws from extensive historical records to explore the debate over these names. Each age reveals its own biases and preferences in the naming process. “/p> Originally regarded as “vermin of the skies,” asteroids are minor planets, rocky scraps left over from the formation of the larger planets, or broken fragments of worlds that have collided. Their scientific classification as “minor” planets makes them seem unimportant, but over the past decades asteroids have been acknowledged to be key players in the Solar System. This view of their starring role even alters the trajectories of spacecraft: NASA’s policy for new space missions en route to the outer planets is that they must divert to study passing asteroids whenever possible. This book provides for readers a complete tour of the fascinating world of asteroids.

Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication

Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication
Author: National Aeronautics Administration
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2014-09-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781501081729

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Addressing a field that has been dominated by astronomers, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists, the contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. These scholars are grappling with some of the enormous challenges that will face humanity if an information-rich signal emanating from another world is detected. By drawing on issues at the core of contemporary archaeology and anthropology, we can be much better prepared for contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, should that day ever come.

Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn

Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn
Author: Paul M. Schenk
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2018-11-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0816537070

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With active geysers coating its surface with dazzlingly bright ice crystals, Saturn’s large moon Enceladus is one of the most enigmatic worlds in our solar system. Underlying this activity are numerous further discoveries by the Cassini spacecraft, tantalizing us with evidence that Enceladus harbors a subsurface ocean of liquid water. Enceladus is thus newly realized as a forefront candidate among potentially habitable ocean worlds in our own solar system, although it is only one of a family of icy moons orbiting the giant ringed planet, each with its own story. As a new volume in the Space Science Series, Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn brings together nearly eighty of the world’s top experts writing more than twenty chapters to set the foundation for what we currently understand, while building the framework for the highest-priority questions to be addressed through ongoing spacecraft exploration. Topics include the physics and processes driving the geologic and geophysical phenomena of icy worlds, including, but not limited to, ring-moon interactions, interior melting due to tidal heating, ejection and reaccretion of vapor and particulates, ice tectonics, and cryovolcanism. By contextualizing each topic within the profusion of puzzles beckoning from among Saturn’s many dozen moons, Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn synthesizes planetary processes on a broad scale to inform and propel both seasoned researchers and students toward achieving new advances in the coming decade and beyond.

Moon

Moon
Author: Viorel Badescu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 771
Release: 2012-03-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642279694

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The Earth has limited material and energy resources. Further development of the humanity will require going beyond our planet for mining and use of extraterrestrial mineral resources and search of power sources. The exploitation of the natural resources of the Moon is a first natural step on this direction. Lunar materials may contribute to the betterment of conditions of people on Earth but they also may be used to establish permanent settlements on the Moon. This will allow developing new technologies, systems and flight operation techniques to continue space exploration. In fact, a new branch of human civilization could be established permanently on Moon in the next century. But, meantime, an inventory and proper social assessment of Moon’s prospective energy and material resources is required. This book investigates the possibilities and limitations of various systems supplying manned bases on Moon with energy and other vital resources. The book collects together recent proposals and innovative options and solutions. It is a useful source of condensed information for specialists involved in current and impending Moon-related activities and a good starting point for young researchers.