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Earth sciences --- Planetary science --- Earth sciences. --- Planetary science. --- Geology - General --- Earth Sciences.

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Planetary science --- Planets --- Planets --- Satellites. --- Planétologie --- Planètes --- Planètes --- Satellites. --- Study and teaching (Higher) --- Geology. --- Internal structure. --- Étude et enseignement (supérieur) --- Géologie. --- Structure interne.

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It is 400 years since Galileo first turned the newly invented telescope towards the heavens and saw things that few had ever seen before. His discoveries, along with those of his contemporaries, completely changed our view of the world. Since that time, there have been many revolutions in our understanding of the universe, some perhaps even more revolutionary than the ones from Galileo’s time. In this book, Will Gater leads us through various recent advances in modern astronomy that have increased our understanding of the universe and seen it grow from a single Solar System full of intriguing worlds to a galaxy filled with other star systems and their own planets — maybe even Earthlike worlds. This is a journey like no other. What you glimpse through Gater’s keyhole is vast, breathtakingly beautiful, and sometimes utterly bizarre, certainly unfamiliar to those of us on Terra Firma. From the desolate plains of Mars and the frozen moons of the outer Solar System, from the Milky Way to the ends of the universe, you will learn of wonders often hard to describe and sometimes even harder to fathom. And you, too, will come to know some of the enthralling secrets of the universe.

Cosmology. --- Cosmology -- Popular works. --- Outer space -- Exploration. --- Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works. --- Cosmology --- Astrophysics --- Astronomy - General --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Astronomy. --- Planetology. --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Popular works. --- Astrophysics. --- Popular Science. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. --- Physical sciences --- Space sciences --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Outer space --- Exploration --- Planetary science.

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The articles collected in this volume present all aspects of solar magnetism: from its origin in the solar dynamo to its evolution and dynamics that create the variability of solar phenomena, its well-known 11-year activity cycle that leads to the ever-changing pattern of sunspots and active regions on the Sun. Several contributions deal with the solar dynamo, the driver of many solar phenomena. Other contributions treat the transport and emergence of the magnetic flux through the outer layers of the Sun. The coupling of magnetic fields from the surface to the solar corona and beyond is also described, together with current studies on the predictability of solar activity. This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students working in solar physics and space science. It provides a full review of our current understanding of solar magnetism by the foremost experts in the field.

Helioseismology. --- Planetology. --- Solar magnetic fields. --- Solar magnetic fields --- Planetary science --- Helioseismology --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Astrophysics --- Stars --- Magnetic fields. --- Magnetism, Stellar --- Stellar magnetic fields --- Stellar magnetism --- Heliomagnetism --- Magnetism, Solar --- Solar magnetic field --- Solar magnetism --- Physics. --- Space sciences. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Cosmic magnetic fields --- Magnetic fields --- Astrophysics. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science

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The solar system has a rather well-known history. Looking at the present situation, one might get the impression that it was a rather stable and well-defined system: the orbits of the planets appear to be stable, climate and atmospheres on the planets have been determined, the risk of collision with other bodies (comets, asteroids, meteorites) seems to be small. However it is known today that the evolution of life on Earth was neither a steady progression nor uniform. There were several periods of mass extinction. These catastrophic events played a crucial role in the rise of new species. Events of astrophysical origin include: • Asteroid impacts • Major solar variabilty (space weather) • Nearby supernovae • The passage of the solar system through dense interstellar clouds Catastrophic cosmic events of this type appear in the range of some 100 million years. The author discusses whether and how such events could have occurred in the solar system as well as in recently found extrasolar planetary systems. In this text, which addresses readers in the field of Astrophysics and Astrobiology but also Geophysics and Biology these cosmic catastrophic events are described at an intermediate student's level.

Astrophysics. --- Life on other planets. --- Natural disasters. --- Habitable planets --- Exobiology --- Natural disasters --- Catastrophes (Geology) --- Astrophysics --- Life on other planets --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Biology --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Biology - General --- Habitable planets. --- Exobiology. --- Extraterrestrial life --- Astronomical physics --- Natural calamities --- Astrobiology --- Earth-like planets --- Earthlike planets --- Physics. --- Planetology. --- Space sciences. --- Astrobiology. --- Climate change. --- Radiation protection. --- Radiation --- Astrophysics and Astroparticles. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Climate Change. --- Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection. --- Safety measures. --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Planets --- Fermi's paradox --- Historical geology --- Disasters --- Life --- Extrasolar planets --- Origin --- Climatic changes. --- Environmental protection. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Environmental aspects --- Radiation—Safety measures. --- Radiation monitoring --- Radiation protection --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Global environmental change --- Planetary science.