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pt. I. Detection of extra-solar planets : methods and observations. Detection of extra-solar planets in wide-field transit surveys ; The theory of planet detection by gravitational microlensing : blips and dips from the gravitational bending of light…

There have recently been many exciting developments in the search for planetary-sized bodies orbiting Sun-like stars. This book provides a timely, readable, yet comprehensive overview of this fast moving field. It presents the very latest discoveries…

Onze kosmische achtertuin is een adembenemend schouwtoneel van kleur, vorm en beweging, waarin een bonte verscheidenheid van acteurs een voorstelling opvoert die al bijna vijf miljard jaar duurt en geen moment verveelt. Wij zijn pas kort geleden het…

Over het onderzoek en de rresultaten daarvan naar de planeet Mars

The problem of NEO's threatening the Earth is receiving more and more attention as the media and public become more aware of the issue. NASA has conducted several workshops an the problem an several reported close Earth approaches have been announced…

Astronomy professor Beebe has worked for NASA during all six Voyager encounters and as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team. Now, in her first book, she shares her extensive knowledge about the great planet Jupiter. 318 times as massive as the…

Focusing on the Galileo Mission, the story will relate this remarkable spacecraft's protracted gestation and the ordeal of its long haul out to Jupiter and its ultimate triumph: 5 years exploration within the Jovian system. The story spans a full…