00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611236030 Buklod 20230215085534.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 100920s2010 xx o u a eng d 9789048199846 (eBook) 9048199840 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00215705223 DLC DML eng DMLUC QB 461 H36 2010eb Hanslmeier, Arnold. Water in the universe [electronic resource] Arnold Hanslmeier. 1st ed. Dordrecht Springer 2010. 1 online resource (xiv, 239 p.) ill. (some col.) Astrophysics and space science library 368. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. Due to its specific chemical and physical properties, water is essential for life on Earth. And it is assumed that this would be the case for extraterrestrial life as well. Therefore it is important to investigate where water can be found in the Universe. Although there are places that are completely dry, places where the last rainfall happened probably several 100 million years ago, surprisingly this substance is quite omnipresent. In the outer solar system the large satellites of Jupiter and Saturn are covered by a thick layer of ice that could be hiding a liquid ocean below. This of course brings up the question of whether the recently detected extrasolar planets could have some water on their surfaces and how we can detect this. Water molecules are also found in interstellar gas and dust clouds. This book begins with an introductory chapter reviewing the physical and chemical properties of water. Then it illuminates the apparent connection between water and life. This is followed by chapters dealing with our current knowledge of water in the solar system, followed by a discussion concerning the potential presence and possible detection of water on exoplanets. The signature of water in interstellar space and stars are reviewed before the origin of water in the Universe is finally discussed. The book ends with an appendix on detection methods, satellite missions and astrophysical concepts touched upon in the main parts of the book. The search for water in the Universe is related to the search for extraterrestrial life and is of fundamental importance for astrophysics, astrobiology and other related topics. This book therefore addresses students and researchers in these fields. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Interstellar hydrogen. Cosmochemistry. Space environment. Planets. Solar system. Electronic books. SpringerLink (Online service). Electronic Resource Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-90-481-9984-6 FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource