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**An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system**For 4.6 billion years our living planet has been alone in a vast and silent universe. But soon, Earth's isolation could come to an end. Over the past two decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of planets orbiting other stars. Some of these exoplanets may be mirror images of our own world. And more are being found all the time.Yet as the pace of discovery quickens, an answer to the universe's greatest riddle still remains just out of reach: Is the great silence and emptiness of the cosmos a sign that we and our world are somehow singular, special, and profoundly alone, or does it just mean that we’re looking for life in all the wrong places? As star-gazing scientists come closer to learning the truth, their insights are proving ever more crucial to understanding life’s intricate mysteries and possibilities right here on Earth.Science journalist Lee Billings explores the past and future of the "exoplanet boom" through in-depth reporting and interviews with the astronomers and planetary scientists at its forefront. He recounts the stories behind their world-changing discoveries and captures the pivo

Who reads Five Billion Years of Solitude · The Search for Life Among the Stars?

Author

Billings, Lee

Publisher

Current Hardcover

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780698137684

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, Physics, Astronomy

Rating

3.88 / 5 (73 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14