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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Extraterrestrial beings

Bloodline of the Gods - Unravel the Mystery of the Human Blood Type to Reveal the Aliens Among Us (Paperback): Nick Redfern Bloodline of the Gods - Unravel the Mystery of the Human Blood Type to Reveal the Aliens Among Us (Paperback)
Nick Redfern
R518 R487 Discovery Miles 4 870 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Are significant numbers of humanity the product of an ancient and advanced alien civilization? Have we, across the millennia, been periodically modified and refined as a species? In short, has our genetic make-up been manipulated by otherworldly beings that view human civilization as one big lab experiment?

These are controversial and thought-provoking questions. They are also questions that demand answers, answers that may very well be found by examining those people whose blood type is Rh negative.

The vast majority of humankind--85 to 90 percent--is Rh positive, which means a person's red blood cells contain an antigen directly connected to the Rhesus monkey. This antigen is known as the Rh factor.

Each and every primate on the planet has this antigen, except for one: the remaining 10 to 15 percent of humans. If the theory of evolution is valid--that each and every one of us is descended from ancient primates--shouldn't we all be Rh positive? Yes, we should. But we're not. The Negatives are unlike the rest of us. They are different.

They are the unique individuals whose bloodline may have nothing less than extraterrestrial origins.

Operacion Terra - Un viaje a traves del espacio y el tiempo (Traduccion en espanol) (Spanish, Hardcover, Edicion de Recuerdo de... Operacion Terra - Un viaje a traves del espacio y el tiempo (Traduccion en espanol) (Spanish, Hardcover, Edicion de Recuerdo de Tapa Dura ed.)
Sara Zibrat; Translated by Adelita Magana Cordova
R1,605 Discovery Miles 16 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Penetration - The Question of Extraterrestrial and Human Telepathy (Paperback): Ingo Swann Penetration - The Question of Extraterrestrial and Human Telepathy (Paperback)
Ingo Swann
R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Ancient Aliens in the Bible - Evidence of Ufos, Nephilim, and the True Face of Angels in Ancient Scriptures (Paperback):... Ancient Aliens in the Bible - Evidence of Ufos, Nephilim, and the True Face of Angels in Ancient Scriptures (Paperback)
Xaviant Haze
R443 R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Passport to the Cosmos - Human Transformation and Alien Encounters (Paperback, Commemorative ed): John E. Mack Passport to the Cosmos - Human Transformation and Alien Encounters (Paperback, Commemorative ed)
John E. Mack
R576 Discovery Miles 5 760 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

John Mack explored alien encounter experiences deeply, revealing a world of meaning and power that can revolutionize our understanding of who we are and our place in the cosmos. Dr. Mack suggests that such experiences reveal to us a universe which is filled with intelligence and life, though this may not always take the densely embodied form with which we are most familiar. This book brings us to the edge of material reality and beyond, shattering the boundary that has separated matter and spirit and scientific or spiritual ways of knowing. Dr. Mack asks us to move beyond the largely useless debate about whether UFOs or abductions are real in a purely material sense. He shows us the limited way that we have used ourselves in learning about the cosmos, and challenges the limitations of traditional science as a way to learn about the multi-dimensional world in which we reside. Insights about the relationship between spiritual and physical energy; trauma's role in transformation; information about the ecological crisis facing the planet and the urgency that we do something about it; the possibility that human beings are participating in the creation of some sort of interdimensional hybrid race; the expansion of human consciousness and our spiritual reawakening; and the apparent evolution of extraordinary relationships that some human beings may be developing beyond the earth plane - these are the matters this book includes. Dr. Mack demonstrates that the investigations of a skilled clinician, exploring human consciousness through in-depth conversations, can reveal to us a multidimensional, apparently intelligent, cosmos whose nature is fundamentally consistent with the discoveries of leading scientists who have been gaining knowledge primarily through exploring the physical world.

Selected by Extraterrestrials - My life in the top secret world of UFOs, think-tanks and Nordic secretaries (Paperback): Robert... Selected by Extraterrestrials - My life in the top secret world of UFOs, think-tanks and Nordic secretaries (Paperback)
Robert M Wood; Edited by Robert M Wood, Nick Redfern
R670 Discovery Miles 6 700 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Silver Screen Saucers: Sorting Fact from Fantasy in Hollywood's UFO Movies (Paperback): Robbie Graham Silver Screen Saucers: Sorting Fact from Fantasy in Hollywood's UFO Movies (Paperback)
Robbie Graham
R594 Discovery Miles 5 940 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

More so than any other medium, cinema has shaped our expectations of potential alien life and visitation. From The Day the Earth Stood Still and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to Battleship, Prometheus and beyond, our hopes and fears of alien contact have been fuelled by the silver screen. But what messages does Hollywood impart to us about our possible otherworldly neighbours, from where do UFO movies draw their inspiration, and what other factors - cultural or conspiratorial - might influence their production and content? Silver Screen Saucers is a timely and revealing examination of the interplay between Hollywood's UFO movies and the UFO phenomenon itself, from 1950 to present day.

Reality Denied - Firsthand Experiences with Things that Can't Happen - But Did (Paperback): John B. Alexander Reality Denied - Firsthand Experiences with Things that Can't Happen - But Did (Paperback)
John B. Alexander
R559 Discovery Miles 5 590 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Probe - Alien-Free Edition (Paperback): Tom Williamson Probe - Alien-Free Edition (Paperback)
Tom Williamson
R520 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R143 (28%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Have probes of extraterrestrial origin conducted surveillance missions in Earth's atmosphere? James McDonald, co-founder of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Arizona, one of the twentieth century's leading atmospheric physicists, presented strong evidence for this hypothesis at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in December 1969. Yet, remarkably, McDonald's important conjecture has all but disappeared from the purview of scientists today. That's likely to soon change, former Science Museum (London) curator Tom Willamson argues in this book. The reason is simple: a large chunk of science supporting McDonald's idea, much of it carried out in the former Soviet Union and later Russia and Ukraine during the 1980s and 1990s, had gone missing. Now, thanks to the wonders of Google Translate, Williamson has been able to put together in this book a provisional, alien-free (and UFOlogy-free) account of that missing science.

The Legacy of Zecharia Sitchin - The Shifting Paradigm (Paperback, New): M.J. Evans The Legacy of Zecharia Sitchin - The Shifting Paradigm (Paperback, New)
M.J. Evans; Foreword by Paul Tice; Contributions by Jack Barranger (Appendix)
R427 R398 Discovery Miles 3 980 Save R29 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is a tribute to the life and work of Zecharia Sitchin. He was a pioneer who left a great legacy behind regarding our ancient past and the origins of mankind. He taught us to think in new ways based on his breakthrough research and exciting discoveries. Sitchin was one of about 200 people who could translate the first form of writing on the earth - ancient Sumerian cuneiform script. By combining translated text with modern scientific knowledge and archaeological discoveries, he pieced together in his books a more complete mosaic of mankind's shrouded past. He believed that mythological stories were not figments of people's imaginations, but records of events that had actually taken place, and spent his life proving it. As modern science catches up with ancient knowledge, we have continued to discover, largely through Sitchin's work, that the gods were once here and that they may be coming back. M. J. Evans, Ph.D., presents in this work an extremely well researched overview of Sitchin's contributions to the knowledge of ourselves and our true origins. His work is put within the framework of a new paradigm, which is looming on the horizon. It will grow as our minds continue to open and new discoveries continue to corroborate his findings.

Love in an Alien Purgatory - The Life and Fantastic Art of David Huggins (Paperback): Farah Yurdozu Love in an Alien Purgatory - The Life and Fantastic Art of David Huggins (Paperback)
Farah Yurdozu
R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In 1951, a young boy in rural Georgia was visited and abducted by group of alien visitors from an unknown dimension. That contact continued over several decades and resulted in the birth of more than sixty hybrid children... and one of the most remarkable stories in all of UFO lore. LOVE IN AN ALIEN PURGATORY is the startling pictorial account of David Huggins' hidden life, as revealed in his own vivd and sometimes disturbing paintings. With commentary and text by UFO investigator Farah Yurdozu, David's story takes the reader into a world between two dimensions: a purgatory of hope, sex, fear and, ultimately, love.

Ancient Aliens on the Moon (Paperback): Mike Bara Ancient Aliens on the Moon (Paperback)
Mike Bara 1
R469 Discovery Miles 4 690 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Best-selling author and Secret Space Program researcher Bara brings us this lavishly illustrated volume on alien structures on the Moon. He looks into the history of lunar anomalies and the early NASA programs. He gives us an examination of ruins on the Moon in the Sinus Medii region. Using images from the Surveyor, Lunar Orbiter and Ranger missions. He looks at the Apollo lunar missions to the Moon and the photographic evidence supporting the "transparent dome theory," plus he looks at further anomalies in the Mare Crisium region, including the hexagonal shape of the Crisium region itself, watch- crystal type glass domes over the craters Cleomedes F and Cleomedes F/a, and an historical image of a giant shard of transparent material that was whitewashed from later versions of the same image. Bara discusses the popular theory that the film "2001 -A Space Odyssey" was used as a training ground for Stanley Kubrick to develop the technology to fake the footage of the landings plus the curious mission of Apollo 17-possibly a technology salvage mission, primarily concerned with investigating an opening into a massive hexagonal ruin near the landing site. Bara details how the astronauts managed to get nearly 30 minutes of "off camera" time to investigate an entrance into the ruin and then later proceeded to a nearby crater to retrieve technological objects. He examines evidence from the Russian Zond series of lunar probes as well as the more current Clementine and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data, including an in-depth study of strange objects in Tycho crater. Plus a look at the current politics of the new race to return to the Moon and what hidden agenda's may be behind it. Finally, Bara looks at the various arguments that the entire Moon is an artificial object. Bara shows how the Moon would have been an ideal place for an alien species involved in genetic experimentation on Earth to have set up a base. Includes 8-page Full-Color insert.

The Sirius Mystery - New Scientific Evidence Of Alien Contact 5, 000 Years Ago (Paperback, Us ed.): Robert Temple The Sirius Mystery - New Scientific Evidence Of Alien Contact 5, 000 Years Ago (Paperback, Us ed.)
Robert Temple 1
R637 R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Save R45 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Convincing evidence that the Egyptian, Sumerian, and Dogon civilizations were founded by aliens from the Sirius star system who are now ready to return

- Updated with 140 pages of new scientific evidence that solidifies the hypothesis that the KGB, CIA, and NASA attempted to suppress
- An awe-inspiring work of research that calls for a profound reappraisal of our role in the universe
- Over 10,000 copies sold in its first two months of release in Britain
Publication of "The Sirius Mystery" in 1976 set the world abuzz with talk of an extraterrestrial origin to human civilization and triggered a 15-year persecution campaign against Robert Temple by the KGB, CIA, NASA, and other government agencies. Undaunted, however, Temple is back, with 140 pages of new scientific evidence that makes his hypothesis more compelling than ever.
Many authors have speculated on the subject of extraterrestrial contact, but never before has such detailed evidence been presented. Temple applies his in-depth knowledge of ancient history, mythology, Pythagorean physics, chaos theory, and Greek, to a close examination of the measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built to align directly with the star Sirius. He concludes that the alien civilization of Sirius and our own civilization are part of the same harmonic system, and are destined to function and resonate together. His findings warrant a profound reappraisal of our role in the universe.

Pa Uppdrag i Rymden - Med Start i Agartha (Swedish, Paperback): Mariana Stjerna Pa Uppdrag i Rymden - Med Start i Agartha (Swedish, Paperback)
Mariana Stjerna
R447 R416 Discovery Miles 4 160 Save R31 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Extraterrestrial Archaeology (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed): David Hatcher Childress Extraterrestrial Archaeology (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
David Hatcher Childress 2
R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This is the new, revised edition of the farout book of photographs of the moon, Mars and other planets that made NASA wince and reluctantly offer several public denials.

With hundreds of photographs and illustrations, Extraterrestrial Archaeology takes the reader to the strange and fascinating worlds of the moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and other planets for a look at the alien structures that appear there. Using official NASA and Soviet photos, as well as other photos taken via telescope, this book seeks to prove that many of the planets (and moons) of our solar system are in some way inhabited by intelligent life. There are also many blowups of NASA photos and detailed diagrams of structures. Extraterrestrial Archaeology includes:
-- NASA photos of pyramids and domed cities on the moon
-- Pyramids and giant statues on Mars
-- Hollow moons of Mars and other planets
-- Robot mining vehicles that move about the moon processing valuable metals
-- NASA and Russian photos of space bases on Mars and its moons
-- A British scientist who discovered a tunnel on the moon, and other "bottomless craters"
-- Early claims of trips to the moon and Mars
-- Structural anomalies on Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune
-- NASA, the moon and antigravity
-- NASA's confirmation of water on the moon
-- New photos from Russia and the latest face-on-Mars pictures

Extraterrestrial Archaeology is highly illustrated with photos, diagrams and maps!

Now in a German language edition, this continues to be the only book widely available on anomalistic structures with UFOs on the moon.

Alien Universe - Extraterrestrial Life in Our Minds and in the Cosmos (Paperback): Don Lincoln Alien Universe - Extraterrestrial Life in Our Minds and in the Cosmos (Paperback)
Don Lincoln
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

If extraterrestrials exist, where are they? How likely is it that somewhere in the universe an Earth-like planet supports an advanced culture? Why do so many people claim to have encountered Aliens? In this gripping exploration, scientist Don Lincoln exposes and explains the truths about the belief in and the search for life on other planets. In the first half of Alien Universe, Lincoln looks to Western civilization's collective image of Aliens, showing how our perceptions of extraterrestrials have evolved over time. The roots of this belief can be traced as far back as our earliest recognition of other planets in the universe-the idea of them supporting life was a natural progression of thinking that has fascinated us ever since. Our captivation with Aliens has, however, led to mixed results. The world was fooled in the nineteenth century during the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, and many people misunderstood Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast, The War of the Worlds, leading to significant anxiety among some listeners. Our continuing interest in Aliens is reflected in entertainment successes such as E.T., The X-Files, and Star Trek. The second half of the book explores the scientific possibility of whether advanced Alien civilizations do exist. For many years, researchers have sought to answer Enrico Fermi's great paradox-if there are so many planets in the universe and there is a high probability that many of those can support life, then why have we not actually encountered any Aliens? Lincoln describes how modern science teaches us what is possible and what is not in our search for extraterrestrial civilizations. Whether you are drawn to the psychological belief in Aliens, the history of our interest in life on other planets, or the scientific possibility of Alien existence, Alien Universe is sure to hold you spellbound.

Climate, Planetary and Evolutionary Sciences - A Machine-Generated Literature Overview (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Guido Visconti Climate, Planetary and Evolutionary Sciences - A Machine-Generated Literature Overview (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Guido Visconti
R3,355 Discovery Miles 33 550 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book presents the result of an innovative challenge, to create a systematic literature overview driven by machine-generated content. Questions and related keywords were prepared for the machine to query, discover, collate and structure by Artificial Intelligence (AI) clustering. The AI-based approach seemed especially suitable to provide an innovative perspective as the topics are indeed both complex, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary, for example, climate, planetary and evolution sciences. Springer Nature has published much on these topics in its journals over the years, so the challenge was for the machine to identify the most relevant content and present it in a structured way that the reader would find useful. The automatically generated literature summaries in this book are intended as a springboard to further discoverability. They are particularly useful to readers with limited time, looking to learn more about the subject quickly and especially if they are new to the topics. Springer Nature seeks to support anyone who needs a fast and effective start in their content discovery journey, from the undergraduate student exploring interdisciplinary content, to Master- or PhD-thesis developing research questions, to the practitioner seeking support materials, this book can serve as an inspiration, to name a few examples. It is important to us as a publisher to make the advances in technology easily accessible to our authors and find new ways of AI-based author services that allow human-machine interaction to generate readable, usable, collated, research content.

Lost Secret of the Gods - The Latest Evidence and Revelations on Ancient Astronauts, Precursor Cultures, and Secret Societies... Lost Secret of the Gods - The Latest Evidence and Revelations on Ancient Astronauts, Precursor Cultures, and Secret Societies (Paperback)
Michael Pye, Kirsten Dalley
R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Are there 10,000-year-old secret societies that still exist today?
Was there a race of giants that once inhabited the Americas?
Did ancient Egypt and ancient China have heretofore undiscovered ties?
"Lost Secrets of the Gods" delves into these ancient mysteries and many more in articles by some of the world's most intrepid and knowledgeable researchers. The old paradigms of history are being radically transformed as we discover more evidence of little-known cultures and what they achieved.
Many ancient cultures spoke and wrote of visitors that gave them knowledge and helped shape their societies. Who were they, and where did they come from?
We now know that many ancient cultures had advanced knowledge of science, agriculture, and astronomy, only some of which has been rediscovered in the last 100 years.
Were The Iliad and The Odyssey really about an epic struggle in pre-Celtic Europe? What happened to the Persian army that completely disappeared from Egypt 2,500 years ago? Did the ancients know how to create psychic guard dogs to protect sacred sites?


There is much more to history than what has officially been recorded.
"Lost Secrets of the Gods" reveals startling truths and asks fascinating questions traditional historians have long ignored.

Evo-SETI - Life Evolution Statistics on Earth and Exoplanets (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Claudio Maccone Evo-SETI - Life Evolution Statistics on Earth and Exoplanets (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Claudio Maccone
R3,947 Discovery Miles 39 470 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book offers a vision of how evolutionary life processes can be modelled. It presents a mathematical description that can be used not only for the full evolution of life on Earth from RNA to modern human societies, but also the possible evolution of life on exoplanets, thus leading to SETI, the current Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence. The main premise underlying this mathematical theory is that the Geometric Brownian Motion (GBM) can be applied as a key stochastic process to model the evolution of life. In the resulting Evo-SETI Theory, the life of any living thing (a cell, an animal, a human, a civilization of humans, or even an ET civilization) is represented by a b-lognormal, i.e., a lognormal probability density function starting at a precise instant (b, birth) then increasing up to a peak time, then decreasing to senility time and then continuing as a straight line down to the time of death. Using this theory, Claudio Maccone arrives at remarkable hypotheses on the development of life and civilizations, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, and when computers will take over the reins from us humans (Singularity). The book develops the mathematical Evo-SETI Theory by integrating a set of articles that the author has published in various journals on Astrobiology and Astronautical Research.

Our Place in the Universe - II - The Scientific Approach to Discovery (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Sun Kwok Our Place in the Universe - II - The Scientific Approach to Discovery (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Sun Kwok
R867 R756 Discovery Miles 7 560 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Starting from Newton's times this follow-up to the author's Springer book "Our Place in the Universe - Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries" addresses the question of "our place in the Universe" from astronomical, physical, chemical, biological, philosophical and social perspectives. Using the history of astronomy to illustrate the process of discovery, the emphasis is on the description of the process of how we learned and on the exploration of the impacts of discoveries rather than on the presentation of facts. Thus readers are informed of the influence of science on a broad scale. Unlike the traditional way of teaching science, in this book, the author begins by describing the observations and then discusses various attempts to find answers (including unsuccessful ones). The goal is to help students develop a better appreciation of the scientific process and learn from this process to tackle real-life problems.

Ocean Worlds - Habitability in the Outer Solar System and Beyond (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Athena Coustenis, Rafael Rodrigo,... Ocean Worlds - Habitability in the Outer Solar System and Beyond (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Athena Coustenis, Rafael Rodrigo, Tilman Spohn, Kevin P. Hand, Alexander Hayes, …
R3,800 Discovery Miles 38 000 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This collection of scientific papers provides a state-of-the-art look at current knowledge on ocean worlds in our solar system and beyond. It is the result of a collaborative effort by scientists studying both terrestrial and extraterrestrial oceans, and analyzes the emergence of life and its survival on Earth as well as other potentially habitable planets and moons. The papers examine the more remote provinces of our solar system, focusing on the icy moons of the giant planets, like Europa and Titan, as well as bodies like Ceres and putative extrasolar ocean worlds. Their potential for subsurface liquid water oceans are explored, as is as their astrobiological potential. The collection also takes a look at Earth's own oceans, which offer important clues for the investigation of other ocean worlds. In addition, the collection addresses the outstanding key scientific questions and measurements, technologies and laboratory experiments necessary for the exploration of ocean worlds known today. Previously published in Space Science Reviews in the Topical Collection "Ocean Worlds"

Life on Other Worlds - The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate (Paperback, Revised): Steven J. Dick Life on Other Worlds - The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate (Paperback, Revised)
Steven J. Dick
R988 Discovery Miles 9 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Are we alone in the Universe? From the furor over Percival Lowell's claim of canals on Mars at the beginning of the century to the more recent controversial rock from Mars and the sophisticated Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), the prospect of otherworldly life has often titillated and occasionally consumed science and the public. The search for planetary systems, the quest to explain UFOs, and inquiries into the origin of life have fueled an abundance of popular and scientific literature. They have also provided Hollywood with fodder for some of the most popular films of our time, including ET, Aliens, Independence Day, and Contact. Lucid and accessible, Life on Other Worlds chronicles the history of the twentieth-century extraterrestrial debate. Putting the latest findings and heated controversies into a broader historical context, Steven Dick documents how the concept of extraterrestrial intelligence is a world view of its own--a "biophysical cosmology" that seeks confirmation no less than physical views of the Universe. The debate rests at the very limits of science, and attempts at confirmation only illuminate the nature of science itself. Dick shows that appreciating the history of the debate enables a better understanding of the nature of science, and is central to any forward-looking view of religion and philosophy. For anyone interested in a look over the edge of scientific discovery, Life on Other Worlds provides the exciting tale behind the greatest debate in the twentieth century. Dr. Steven J. Dick is an astronomer and historian of science at the U.S. Naval Observatory. He is the author of Plurality of Worlds: The Origins of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate from Democritus to Kant (Cambridge, 1982) and Biological Universe (Cambridge, 1996).

Cosmic Dust from the Laboratory to the Stars (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Rafael Rodrigo, Jurgen Blum, Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Detlef V.... Cosmic Dust from the Laboratory to the Stars (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Rafael Rodrigo, Jurgen Blum, Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Detlef V. Koschny, Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, …
R4,726 Discovery Miles 47 260 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

From the Earth's atmosphere to the edges of our Universe, the presence of dust is ubiquitous. One of the main challenges in studying dust in these various environments is thus to harmonize the diverse research techniques and results, including in-situ measurement, remote observation, laboratory experiments and modelling, and analysis of returned samples. For the first time in over a decade, this volume accomplishes exactly that, providing an overarching picture of the current state of dust science and research. Where possible, the papers in this volume emphasize the interconnections, similarities, and differences in the field, synthesizing results from several techniques into one cohesive view. Importantly, astrobiological connections have now been considered. The dust hazard, future technology and research, and space mission requirements and scenarios are also addressed. The outcome of this endeavor is an interdisciplinary compendium with a unified perspective on cosmic dust science. Originally published in Space Science Reviews in the Topical Collection "Cosmic Dust from the Laboratory to the Stars"

The Search for Life on Other Planets (Paperback, New): Bruce Jakosky The Search for Life on Other Planets (Paperback, New)
Bruce Jakosky
R1,501 Discovery Miles 15 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In The Search for Life on Other Planets, Jakosky offers a scientific foundation for thinking there may be life elsewhere in the Universe. Using the early history of the Earth and the conditions that would allow life to exist, he creates a sound, scientific foundation for the possibility of life on planets other than our own. Jakosky integrates the mechanics of planets and recent findings from our planetary exploration program to create a rich and accessible look at the likelihood of extraterrestrials and the possibility of life on other planets. His prose is authoritative but avoids technical jargon and is well illustrated throughout. For all those interested in understanding the scientific evidence for and likelihood of extraterrestrial life, this is the most comprehensive and readable book to date. Bruce Jakosky is active in spacecraft observations, and has been involved with the Viking, Solar Mesosphere Explorer, Clementine, Mars Observer, and Mars Global Surveyor missions. Currently, he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in terrestrial and planetary geology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Life on Other Worlds - The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate (Hardcover, New): Steven J. Dick Life on Other Worlds - The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate (Hardcover, New)
Steven J. Dick
R2,799 R2,397 Discovery Miles 23 970 Save R402 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Are we alone in the Universe? From the furor over Percival Lowell's claim of canals on Mars at the beginning of the century to the more recent controversial rock from Mars and the sophisticated Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), the prospect of otherworldly life has often titillated and occasionally consumed science and the public. The search for planetary systems, the quest to explain UFOs, and inquiries into the origin of life have fueled an abundance of popular and scientific literature. They have also provided Hollywood with fodder for some of the most popular films of our time, including ET, Aliens, Independence Day, and Contact. Lucid and accessible, Life on Other Worlds chronicles the history of the twentieth-century extraterrestrial debate. Putting the latest findings and heated controversies into a broader historical context, Steven Dick documents how the concept of extraterrestrial intelligence is a world view of its own--a "biophysical cosmology" that seeks confirmation no less than physical views of the Universe. The debate rests at the very limits of science, and attempts at confirmation only illuminate the nature of science itself. Dick shows that appreciating the history of the debate enables a better understanding of the nature of science, and is central to any forward-looking view of religion and philosophy. For anyone interested in a look over the edge of scientific discovery, Life on Other Worlds provides the exciting tale behind the greatest debate in the twentieth century. Dr. Steven J. Dick is an astronomer and historian of science at the U.S. Naval Observatory. He is the author of Plurality of Worlds: The Origins of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate from Democritus to Kant (Cambridge, 1982) and Biological Universe (Cambridge, 1996).

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