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Zijn wij alleen in het heelal? Die vraag houdt ons al duizenden jaren bezig. Het zoeken naar een antwoord werd lange tijd overgelaten aan de verbeeldingskracht van filosofen, dorpsgekken en sciencefictionauteurs. De afgelopen twintig jaar is daar…

Are we alone in the Universe? What is our place in it? How did we get here? We have long searched for the answers to questions such as these, and scientists are beginning to find some of the answers. In this beautifully illustrated book, Daniel…

Scientists and governments are actively searching for signs of life in the universe. Will their efforts meet with success? Award-winning author Paul Davies, an eminent scientist who writes with the flair of a science fiction writer, explores the…

  Is er leven buiten onze planeet? En als de vraag daarop bevestigend moet worden beantwoord: heeft dat leven ons dan al ontdekt en hebben ze ervoor gekozen om geen contact met ons te zoeken? Willen wij eigenlijk wel contact met mogelijke…

In response to Enrico Fermi's famous 1950 question concerning the existence of advanced civilizations elsewhere, physicist Webb critically examines 50 resolutions to explain the total absence of empirical evidence for probes, starships, and…

In the present book the authors attempt an operatinal defintion of life and investigate all possibilities that nature offers to realize this very special state of matter. Of particular interest are exotic life foorms, i.e. those which would not have…

This concise and beautifully illustrated book traces the evolution of the Cosmos from the Big Bang to the development of intelligent life on Earth, conveying clear science in an engaging narrative. By mapping the history of the Universe for…

The dynamic field of astrochemistry brings together ideas of physics, astrophysics, biology and chemistry to the study of molecules between stars, around stars and on planets. Astrochemistry: from Astronomy to Astrobiology provides a clear and…