Planet hunter
Subtitle: Geoff Marcy and the search for other Earths
By: Vicki Oransky Wittenstein
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Honesdale, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781590785928
Description: He has discovered more planets than anyone in history. In this inspiring true story, Geoff Marcy's love of space helped him overcome struggles in his studies until finally he became an astronomer. But he was not on track to make major discoveries. Eventually, he went back to the questions that thrilled him as a boy: Are we alone? Do Earth-like planets orbit the stars in the night sky? It would not be easy to find a planet outside our solar system. Others had tried and failed. But Marcy never gave up. Since 1995, he and his colleagues have discovered nearly half of the 380 known "extrasolar" planets. Stunning paintings transport the reader to the exotic worlds that he and others have found.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Lexile: 1080.
Table of contents: title: Hunting for planets like Earth; title: A rooftop telescope and a dream; title: Finding a detection method; title: Discovering the first extrasolar planets; title: Life on alien worlds; title: The next generation of planet hunting.