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The end of astronauts : why Robots are the future of exploration /

Donald Goldsmith, Author ; Martin J. Rees, Author | Cambridge, Mass. : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press | 2022

Human journeys into space fill us with wonder. But the thrill of space travel for astronauts comes at enormous expense and is fraught with peril. As our robot explorers grow more competent, governments and corporations must ask, does our desire [...]

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Exoplanets : hidden worlds and the quest for extraterrestrial life

Donald Goldsmith, Author | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press | 2018

Using a variety of innovative techniques, astronomers have recently discovered thousands of planets that orbit stars throughout our Milky Way galaxy. Donald Goldsmith presents the science of exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in[...]

The search for life in the universe

Donald Goldsmith ; Tobias C. Owen | [S.l.] : University Science Books | 2001

Long recognized as the premier text for courses dealing with astrobiology, "The search for life in the universe" now appears in a completely revised and updated third edition. This book engages students by presenting a great, unsolved mystery: [...]

The runaway universe : the race to find the future of the cosmos

Donald Goldsmith | [S.l.] : Perseus Publishing | 2000

Voyage to the milky way : the future of space exploration

Donald Goldsmith | [S.l.] : TV Books | 1999

When will we establish the first lunar colony? Who owns the wealth of valuable minerals in the solar system? Can we transform Mars into a planet suitable for humans, with a breathable atmosphere and abundant planet life? How can we develop rocke[...]

Worlds unnumbered : the search for extrasolar planets

Donald Goldsmith | [S.l.] : University Science Books | 1997

For centuries, humans have speculated about the planets that may orbit the stars that spangle the night sky, worlds that might resemble our own Earth. Through four decades of space exploration and everbetter telescopes, astronomers have searche[...]