The search for aliens
Subtitle: a rough guide to life on other worlds
By: by Piers Bizony
Publisher: Rough Guides; Distributed by the Penguin Group
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781405383240
Subjects: Methodology; Life on other planets; Exploration; Research
Other titles: Aliens :; Rough guide to life on other worlds; Rough Guides the search for aliens
Description: A guide to the most exciting field of modern science: the search for extraterrestrial life. It identifies, locates, and describes the research projects; everything from radio dishes searching for intelligent alien signals to deep oceanic research, seeking links between terrestrial organisms and the broader cosmos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A plurality of worlds; title: Aliens of the imagination; title: The origins of life; title: The hunt for life on Mars; title: Mars reawakens; title: If not Mars, where?; title: The cosmic haystack; title: Listening for a signal; title: The planet hunters; title: Intelligent civilizations; title: The long road to the stars; title: Kidnapped by aliens; title: The bigger picture.