Research Catalog

Title

Dreams of other worlds : the amazing story of unmanned space exploration / Chris Impey and Holly Henry.

Author

Impey, Chris.

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2013.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Henry, Holly.

Description

450 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm

Summary

• Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, Impey and Henry tell the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it.
• "Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it. The journey begins with the Viking and Mars Exploration Rover missions to Mars, which paint a startling picture of a planet at the cusp of habitability. It then moves into the realm of the gas giants with the Voyager probes and Cassini's ongoing exploration of the moons of Saturn. The Stardust probe's dramatic round-trip encounter with a comet is brought vividly to life, as are the SOHO and Hipparcos missions to study the Sun and Milky Way. This stunningly illustrated book also explores how our view of the universe has been brought into sharp focus by NASA's great observatories--Spitzer, Chandra, and Hubble--and how the WMAP mission has provided rare glimpses of the dawn of creation. Dreams of Other Worlds reveals how these unmanned exploratory missions have redefined what it means to be the temporary tenants of a small planet in a vast cosmos."--Publisher's description.

Alternative Title

Unmanned space exploration

Subject

• Space probes
• Space flights
• Exploration of outer space
• Raumfahrt
• Roboter
• Raumsonde
• Weltraumforschung
• Flugkörper
• Outer space > Exploration
• Outer space

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-415) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Viking : discovering the Red Planet -- MER : the little rovers that could -- Voyager : grand tour of the solar system -- Cassini : bright rings and icy worlds -- Stardust : catching a comet by the tail -- SOHO : living with a restless star -- Hipparcos : mapping the Milky Way -- Spitzer : unveiling the cool cosmos -- Chandra : exploring the violent cosmos -- HST : the universe in sharp focus -- WMAP : mapping the infant universe -- Conclusion : new horizons, new worlds.

Call Number

JBE 17-1641

ISBN

• 9780691147536
• 0691147531

LCCN

2013939381

OCLC

840160968

Author

Impey, Chris.

Title

Dreams of other worlds : the amazing story of unmanned space exploration / Chris Impey and Holly Henry.

Imprint

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2013.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-415) and index.

Added Author

Henry, Holly.

Research Call Number

JBE 17-1641