Exoplanet Science Strategy

by Board on Physics and Astronomy, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, et al.

The past decade has delivered remarkable discoveries in the study of exoplanets. Hand-in-hand with these advances, a theoretical understanding of the myriad of processes that dictate the formation and evolution of planets has matured, spurred on by the avalanche of unexpected discoveries. Appreciation of the factors that make a planet hospitable to life has grown in sophistication, as has understanding of the context for biosignatures, the remotely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030947941X
• ISBN13: 9780309479417
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"