InhaltsangabeWater and the Search for Life in our Solar System.- The Hardiest Microbes on Earth.- The Hunt for Life Begins.- Where Does Water Flow?.- Our Active Solar System.- Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure.- The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting.- Worlds Around Other Stars.- Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs.- The Discovery of Extrasolar Planets.- The Universe at Large.- The Universe on a Grand Scale.- The Era of Hubble - From Disaster to Deep Field.- Star Life in Starlight.- Exotic Space.

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Will Gater has written for the UK's top astronomy magazines and has appeared on television and radio (including the BBC's The Sky At Night) to promote astronomy and science. He has worked for the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope press office, the European Southern Observatory's public outreach department and is a former News Editor of Astronomy Now magazine in the UK. He holds a degree in astrophysics from University College London. Today Gater writes for the BBC's Sky At Night magazine. He regularly blogs about astronomy on his website www.willgater.com.

Acknowledgements.- Preface.- Introduction - An Early Discovery from the Depths.- Part I: Water and the Search for Life in Our Solar System.- The Hardiest Microbes on Earth.- The Hunt for Life Begins.- Where Does Water Flow?- Part II: Our Active Solar System.- Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure.- The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting.- Part III: Worlds Around Other Stars.- Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs.- Part IV: The Universe at Large.- The Universe on a Grand Scale.- The Era of Hubble - from Disaster to Deep Fields.- Star Life in Starlight.- The Exotic Universe.- Afterword: Our Great Adventure Begins.- Glossary.- Websites to Watch.- Sources.- Index.