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Aliens : the World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life by Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962- editor, author of introduction is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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232 pages ; 22 cm Scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like. Included are essays from a broad spectrum of the scientific community: cosmologists, astrophysicists, NASA planetary scientists, and geneticists, discussing the latest research and theories relating to alien life. --Adapted from Amazon.com Originally published in Great Britain by Profile Books Ltd, 2016 Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) Aliens and us: Could post-humans spread through the galaxy? / Martin Rees -- (Un)welcome visitors: Why aliens might visit us / Lewis Dartnell -- Flying saucers: A brief history of sightings and conspiracies / Dallas Campbell -- Aliens on earth: What octopus minds can tell us about alien consciousness / Anil Seth -- Abducted: The psychology of close encounters with extraterrestrials / Chris French -- Home sweet home: What makes a planet habitable? / Chris McKay -- The next-door neighbours: The search for life on Mars / Monica Grady -- Further out: Could the moons of the gas giants harbour life? / Louisa Preston -- Monsters, victims, friends: Aliens in scienc
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- Author
- Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962- editor, author of introduction
- Publisher
- New York : Picador
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781250109637
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Body Mind & Spirit, Religion, Physics
- Rating
- 3.53 / 5 (152 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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