From astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions
in our search for extraterrestrial life, questions we stand ready to
answer.
Everyone is curious about life in the Universe, UFOs and whether ET is
out there. Over the course of his thirty-year career as an
astrophysicist, Adam Frank has consistently been asked about the
possibility of intelligent life in the universe. Are aliens real? Where
are they? Why haven't we found them? What happens if we do?
We've long been led to believe that astronomers spend every night
searching the sky for extraterrestials, but the truth is we have barely
started looking. Not until now have we even known where to look or how.
In The Little Book of Aliens, Frank, a leading researcher in the
field, takes us on a journey to all that we know about the possibility
of life outside planet Earth and shows us the cutting-edge science that
has brought us to this unique moment in human history: the one where we
go find out for ourselves.
In this small book with big stakes, Frank gives us a rundown of
everything we need to know, from the scientific origins of the search
for intelligent life, the Fermi Paradox, the Kardashev Scale, the James
Webb Telescope, as well as UFOs and their conspiracy theories. Drawing
from his own work and that of other scientists studying the possibility
of alien life, he brings together the latest scientific thinking, data,
ideas, and discoveries to equip us with the critical facts as we stand
at what may be the last moment in human history where we still believe
we are all alone. This book is about everything we do--and do not--know
about life, intelligent or otherwise beyond Earth. In language that is
engaging, entertaining and fun, The Little Book of Aliens provides a
comprehensive first look at how close we are to finding out if others
actually exist--and if they do, what they might be like.
Humankind is on the precipice of finding its neighbors. What comes next?
No person is better suited to answer that question--and lead the
search--than Adam Frank.
