How to Find a Habitable Planet

by James F. Kasting

Book Overview

The amazing science behind the search for Earth-like planets

Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us--or even the simplest biological organisms--are unique to the universe? How to Find a Habitable Planet describes how scientists are testing Sagan's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691156271
• ISBN13: 9780691156279
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"