Book Exoplanets and Astrobiology: Plus ultra

Synopsis

Humanity as a collective has faced a number of challenges that have been decisive for its future throughout its history. Among them is the exploration of its environment, both geographically, with the expansion to different habitats, and astronomically, with the aim of understanding reality from a broad point of view. Now, among other challenges, we are faced with the enigma posed by the extraordinary diversity of worlds. In the few decades that have elapsed since the discovery of the first planet outside the Solar System, we have gone through several phases: from the largely surprising demonstration of its existence to detailed characterization, including interiors and atmospheres. The next phase could even be possible in situ exploration and, why not, colonization. Here we recount this epic and hope that, in this new adventure, we have learned something from the past. The stars, and their planets, await us.

Author Biography: David Barrado Navascués

Research Professor at the Public Research Organization and Scientific Director of the María de Maeztu Astrobiology Center (a joint center of the National Institute for Aerospace Technology, INTA, and the Spanish National Research Council, CSIC). He trained as a researcher through pre- and post-doctoral stays at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (USA), the Max-Planck Institut für Astronomie (Germany) and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His interests are focused on the study of stars and exoplanets.

Publisher : LOS LIBROS DE LA CATARATA; No. 1 edition (15 March 2021)

Language : Spanish

Softcover : 128 pages

Product weight : 220 g