{"product_id":"9785001390428","title":"The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eForget about rockets to Mars – the future of space science lies with the search for exoplanets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was the preserve of science-fiction writers. Now it’s one of the fastest-growing fields in astronomy, with thousands of exoplanets discovered to date, and the number rising fast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese new-found worlds are more alien than anything in fiction. Planets larger than Jupiter with years lasting a week; others with two suns lighting their skies, or with no sun at all. Planets with diamond mantles supporting oceans of tar; possible Earth-sized worlds with split hemispheres of perpetual day and night; waterworlds drowning under global oceans and volcanic lava planets awash with seas of magma. The discovery of this diversity is just the beginning. There is a whole galaxy of possibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Planet Factory \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of these exoplanets. What can we learn about these faraway surface environments and planetary atmospheres? And do the results hint at the tantalising possibility of alien life?","brand":"Alpina Non Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46584375640305,"sku":"9785001390428","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9785001390428_p0.jpg?v=1765609592","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9785001390428","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}