Heaven's Touch

Name: Heaven's Touch | From Killer Stars to the Seeds of Life, How We Are Connected to the Universe
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From Killer Stars to the Seeds of Life, How We Are Connected to the Universe

James B. Kaler(Autor*in)

Princeton University Press

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Erschienen am 20. Juli 2009

264 Seiten

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Cover Page
Half-title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Reaching Out
Stars
Planets
Light
The Milky Way
Galaxies
The Universe
Darkness
Heaven's Touch
Chapter 2: Tides of Life
(1) Gravity
(2) Phases
Tidal Stretching
Tidal Lag
Tidal Clock
Now Add the Sun
And Elliptical Orbits
"Time and Tide . . ."
How High the Moon
It's Mutual
Chapter 3: Solar Storm
Neutrinos Going to Get You (Even If You Do Watch Out)
(1) Oatmeal
(2) Spin
Magnetism
Windy Crown
Return to Earth
And Get Hit
Vanishing Act, Part I
Solar Cycle
Effects
Vanishing Act, Part II
Vibes
Chapter 4: Frozen Earth
Seasons
Wobbles
Planets
In Motion
The Celestial Mechanic
Planets Perturbed
God of the Sea
Changing Earth
Message from Mercury
Tip and Bend
Mister Milankovitch
Chapter 5: The Accidental Asteroid
Numerology
Origins
Child on a Swing
Resonating Asteroids
Kick on Goal
A Shocking Story
Heaven's Rocks
Interpretation
A Steady Rain
And Then the Hailstorm
Wipeout
And Now?
Pitch and Catch
Chapter 6: Crashing Comets
Tale of the Chainsaw
A Tale of Two Tails
A Scary Tail Tale
Structure
Getting Back (Twice)
Breaking Up (Is Not That Hard to Do)
"Passing Showers"
Twilight of the Dust
Pathways
Kuiper
So What's Pluto?
Oort
There and Back
Collision
Strikes and More Showers
Water
Spacefarers
Chapter 7: Atomic Rain
Radiation
Stumbling in the Dark
"Energy, People, Energy!"
Kinds
Composition
Long-Lost Origins
Star Lives
Boom
That Pesky High End
(1, 2) Star Formation
(3) Laundry
(4) From Lost Times
But
(5) Donner and Blitzen
(6) Bound for Space
Chapter 8: Super Star
Yesteryear
1054, 1572, 1885, and A' That
I and II
Chandra's Limit
March of the Supernovae
Closer Yet?
A Bad Tan and Other Disasters
Penguins, Soybeans, and Ants
Catch a Falling Neutrino
Shocks and Fields
Chapter 9: Hyperstars
In the Navy
Identification
Long Bursts
Hypernovae
Sliding into the Pit
Into a Black Hole
And What Does All This Mean?
And in the Future?
Afterglow
Safety Zone
Quick Time
Magnetar: The Future is Here
Chapter 10: Coming Home
In the Beginning
Ancient Stars and Forming Galaxies
At the Table
Neutrons
Rapid Capture
A Story from Other Worlds
Heaven's Touch
Index

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