This volume addresses a new opportunity in the planetary sciencesâ€"to extend our exploration outward to discover and study planetary systems that may have f

Concludes that a coordinated program of astronomical observation, laboratory research, theoretical development, and understanding of the dynamics and origins of

Introduces a broad range of scientific and philosophical issues about life through the original historical and contemporary sources.

The past decade has delivered remarkable discoveries in the study of exoplanets. Hand-in-hand with these advances, a theoretical understanding of the myriad of