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Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth

By Adam Frank
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By Adam Frank
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Winner of the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science


"A valuable perspective on the most important problem of our time." -Adam Becker, NPR

Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity's coming of age as we realize we might not be alone in this universe. Astrophysicist Adam Frank traces the question of alien life from the ancient Greeks to modern thinkers, and he demonstrates that recognizing the possibility of its existence might be the key to save us from climate change. With clarity and c...

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Science & TechnologyAstronomyEcology & Environmental SciencesEnvironmental SciencesAstrophysics & Space ScienceClimate & Climatology in Enviromental Science