A decade of extrasolar planets around normal stars: proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland, May 2-5, 2005

Humans have long thought that planetary systems similar to our own should exist around stars other than the Sun, yet the search for planets outside our Solar System has had a dismal history of discoveries that could not be confirmed. However, this all changed in 1995, after which astonishing progres...

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Corporate Author: Space Telescope Science Institute (U.S.). Symposium
Other Authors: Livio, Mario 1945-, Sahu, Kailash, Valenti, Jeff
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2008
Series:Space Telescope Science Institute symposium series 19
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511536304
Summary:Humans have long thought that planetary systems similar to our own should exist around stars other than the Sun, yet the search for planets outside our Solar System has had a dismal history of discoveries that could not be confirmed. However, this all changed in 1995, after which astonishing progress can be seen in this field; we now know of more than 200 extrasolar planets. These findings mark crucial milestones in the search for extraterrestrial life - arguably one of the most intriguing endeavors of modern science. These proceedings from the 2005 Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on Extrasolar Planets explore one of the hottest topics in astronomy. Discussions include the Kepler mission, observational constraints on dust disk lifetimes and the implications for planet formation, and gravitational instabilities in protoplanetary disks. With review papers written by world experts in their fields, this is an important resource on extrasolar planets.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 183 Seiten)
ISBN:9780511536304