Exoplanets : finding, exploring, and understanding alien worlds /
<p>Since 1992 there has been an explosion in the discovery of planets orbiting stars other than the Sun. There are now around 600 alien planets that we know about and that number is likely to break through the 1,000 'barrier' within a couple of years. The recent launch of the Kepler...
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Main Author: | Kitchin, Chris (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2012.
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Series: | Astronomers' Universe,
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