Exoplanets: Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar Planets, and the New Search for Life beyond Our Solar System | 
pickAnother Astronomy book ticked off from my never-ending reading list. The discovery of Exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) paved the way to debunk or abandon at least some of our old, chauvinistic thinking of the universe, such as Stellar Chauvinism which states that planets, at least capable of supporting life, have to be in orbit around stars, and Surface Chauvinism which provides that in so far as water is necessary for the 👇
thevagabondlawyer development of life, it need be found on the surface of a planet. But the most fascinating take away from this book is the discovery of Rogue Planets - those planets roaming in our galaxy independent of or not orbiting a star. How cool is that! One day, there will be more explorations about these planets to answer those seemingly elusive questions: 👇 3y
thevagabondlawyer Are we alone in the universe? Are there any life forms outside our own physical and chemical understanding? The universe is a lot more complex and diverse than we imagined. 🤗 Happy Sunday 😊 3y
MsMelissa This sounds good! 3y
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