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Review: The Crowded Universe by Alan Boss

By Lewis Dartnell

11 March 2009

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LIVING worlds are commonplace in the cosmos. So says , a key scientist working with the . It is hoped that the telescope will reveal the frequency of Earth-like planets in the universe when it launches this year.

recounts the exhilarating tale of the race to discover the first truly Earth-like exoplanet. As The Crowded Universe unfolds, it brings alive the thrills and disappointments of bleeding-edge science, the fierce competition between American and European planet-hunting teams and the politics of billion-dollar research. Along the way we learn the latest theories on…

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