InhaltsangabeWater and the Search for Life in our Solar System.- The Hardiest Microbes on Earth.- The Hunt for Life Begins.- Where Does Water Flow?.- Our Active Solar System.- Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure.- The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting.- Worlds Around Other Stars.- Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs.- The Discovery of Extrasolar Planets.- The Universe at Large.- The Universe on a Grand Scale.- The Era of Hubble - From Disaster to Deep Field.- Star Life in Starlight.- Exotic Space.

Acknowledgements.- Preface.- Introduction - An Early Discovery from the Depths.- Part I: Water and the Search for Life in Our Solar System.- The Hardiest Microbes on Earth.- The Hunt for Life Begins.- Where Does Water Flow?- Part II: Our Active Solar System.- Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure.- The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting.- Part III: Worlds Around Other Stars.- Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs.- Part IV: The Universe at Large.- The Universe on a Grand Scale.- The Era of Hubble - from Disaster to Deep Fields.- Star Life in Starlight.- The Exotic Universe.- Afterword: Our Great Adventure Begins.- Glossary.- Websites to Watch.- Sources.- Index.