A Jules Verne - type Science Fiction Novel: It has been nearly 100 years since the Apollo Moon landings. Jack and Vladimir, the sole occupants of a space station in orbit around Venus, are monitoring microbial densities in the Venusian clouds, when they discover a mysterious Void on the surface of the planet. Here, Jack also meets Carmen, a member of the replacement crew on the station, who helps Jack to reveal that the Void is related to indigenous life on Venus. After the discovery of the Venusian Void, more Voids are detected on Earth, Mars, Titan, and inside a planetoid emerging from the Kuiper belt. Upon return from the station, Jack is send on the newly built spaceship Deep Explorer to investigate the Voids on Mars and Titan, search for life on Titan, and intercept the planetoid - which turns out to be inhabited by intelligent aliens. The first encounter of Mankind with these exotic life forms couldn t be more fateful. Jack and his crew not only have to understand their alien biochemistry, abilities, behavior patterns, resilience, and technology, but also the relationship of these life forms to the Voids in a race against time to save all life on Earth.

Voids of Eternity: Alien Encounter

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Dirk Schulze-Makuch

Science Fiction

To boldly go where no human has gone before... A human mission to Mars will most likely be a one way journey into the unknown, and the first step to the human colonization of the cosmos. Why a one way mission? Who should go? What might they discover about the Red Planet, and themselves? These twenty chapters written by the top scientists in the world and two astronauts who walked on the moon, and edited by famed cosmologist, Paul Davies, and astrobiologiest, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, provide a veritable road map to the Red Planet. What would it be like to be part of a long duration space mission to Mars? How might it feel to watch the receding Earth slowly growing smaller in the blackness of night? Can humans have sex in space? Should women be part of the mission? Can babies be born on Mars? The answer is, yes; if we wish to colonize the cosmos. But a human mission to Mars would be incredibly expensive, how could the mission be funded? As detailed in the chapter Marketing Mars, by selling TV-broadcasting, advertising, sponsorship, merchandising, and naming rights to corporations who would pay billions for the privilege. But who would want to boldly go, and why? Over 1,000 men and women have volunteered for a one way mission and many tell us why in their own words. But wouldn't this be a suicide mission? Could a colony be established? Could they grow their own food? How would they survive? The answers are provided by a veritable who's who of the top experts in the world. And what would it be like to live on Mars? What dangers would they face? Learn first hand, in the final, visionary chapter about about life in a Martian colony, and the adventures of a young woman, Aurora, who is born on Mars. Exploration, discovery, and journeys into the unknown are part of the human spirit. Colonizing the cosmos is our destiny. The Greatest Adventure in the History of Humanity awaits us. Onward to Mars!

A One Way Mission to Mars: Colonizing the Red Planet

Science & Math

paul-davies

Rhawn, Joseph

Pabulo H. Rampelotto

Edgar D.Mitchell

Harrison H. Schmitt

Markus Hotakainen

Penelope J. Boston

Bruce Mackenzie

Johannes J. Leitner

Astronomy & Space Science

Cosmology Science Publishers

This text discusses a broad range of possible environments where alien life might evolve in our universe. It also uses current knowledge of chemistry, energy and evolutionary tendencies to consider possible life forms ranging from the familiar to the exotic.

Cosmic Biology: How Life Could Evolve on Other Worlds (Springer Praxis Books)

Louis Neal Irwin

Praxis

<p>The question Are we alone?’ has permeated human thought since ancient times, and today the possibility of alien life and intergalactic travellers remains a bountiful source of inspiration for science fiction. In this compelling and controversial work, Dirk Schulze-Makuch and David Darling boldly argue that extraterrestrial life is actually astrobiological fact, and what’s more it abounds! Far from existing light-years away in the outer reaches of space, it’s on our very doorstep: for persuasive evidence we need look no further than our celestial neighbour, Mars. Expertly probing the latest scientific evidence for microbial life, including from the Phoenix probe, which landed on Mars in 2008, Schulze-Makuch and Darling argue that extraterrestrial life is a near certainty both in the Solar System and beyond. Also exploring the potentially huge implications of future encounters with sapient beings, this book will provide a thrilling read for anyone interested in popular science or science fiction. Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch is currently an Associate Professor in Astrobiology at Washington State University. His research has been widely published in media ranging from academic journals to The New Scientist. David Darling is an award winning popular science writer. He is the bestselling author of Equations of Eternity.</p>

We Are Not Alone: Why We Have Already Found Extraterrestrial Life

David Darling

Oneworld Publications

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