| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustration |
| Series |
Science and fiction, 2197-1188 |
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Science and fiction (Springer (Firm)) 2197-1188
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| Contents |
Part I: The Novel -- Alien Encounter -- 1. Venus -- 2. Earth -- 3. Mars -- 4. Titan -- 5. Deep Encounter -- 6. Tethys II -- 7. The Voids -- Part II. The Scienced Behind the Fiction -- Astrobiology -- a melting pot of open scientific questions 1. Venus Orbital Station -- 2. Earth -- 3. Mars -- 4. Titan -- 4. Deep Encounter -- 6. Tethis II -- 7. The Voids |
| Summary |
It has been nearly 100 years since the Apollo moon landings, when Jack and Vladimir, two astronauts on a mission to Venus, discover a mysterious void related to indigenous life on the planet. Subsequently more voids are detected on Earth, Mars, Titan, and, quite ominously, inside a planetoid emerging from the Kuiper belt. Jack is sent to investigate the voids in the Solar System and intercept the planetoid - which, as becomes increasingly clear, is inhabited by alien life forms. Jack and his crew will have little time to understand their alien biochemistry, abilities, behavior patterns, resilience, and technology, but also how these life forms relate to the voids. Humankind's first encounter with these exotic life forms couldn't be more fateful, becoming a race against time to save life on Earth and to reveal the true nature of the voids, which seem to be intrinsically related to life and the universe itself. In this novel, the author combines many topics related to state-of-the-art research in the field of astrobiology with fictional elements to produce a thrilling page turner. This new version significantly develops the astrobiological denouement of the plot and features an extensive non-technical appendix where the underlying science is presented and discussed |
| Analysis |
Astrobiology |
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Popular Science in Astronomy |
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Planetology |
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Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences |
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Physics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 24, 2013) |
| Subject |
Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
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Life on other planets -- Fiction
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FICTION -- General.
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Physique.
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Astronomie.
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Human-alien encounters
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Life on other planets
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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Fiction.
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Romans.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Expanded version of (work) Schulze-Makuch, Dirk, 1964-
Voids of eternity
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| ISBN |
9783319019611 |
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3319019619 |
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3319019600 |
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9783319019604 |
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