--- product_id: 15131836 title: "Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems" brand: "tahir yaqoob" price: "102.56 DT" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/15131836-exoplanets-and-alien-solar-systems store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems **Brand:** tahir yaqoob **Price:** 102.56 DT **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems by tahir yaqoob - **How much does it cost?** 102.56 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/15131836-exoplanets-and-alien-solar-systems) ## Best For - tahir yaqoob enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tahir yaqoob brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31zZD2kRBZL.jpg) ![Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51DbWB4EciL.jpg) ![Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/310pExy6x2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exoplanets for "advanced amateurs scientists" *by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 9, 2018* Overall, it is interesting book worth reading. Although the author claims that the book is intended for laypersons, personally I feel that it is rather for "advanced amateurs". The book is subdivided into five chapters. The first one is brief introduction. Second chapter deal with composition of our solar system and some basic questions regarding exoplanets (e.g. how many exoplanets have been discovered so far etc.). The third chapter is dedicated to methods how exoplanets are found and observed. The author also describes Kepler and CoRoT missions searching for exoplanets. In the fourth chapter, current results (valid for year 2011, however, as the author suggested, it is not problem to look at current data to some exoplanet catalogue on the Internet - hyperlinks are of course provided). The author uses predominantly histograms and simple cluster analysis based on scatter plots to explain links among exoplanets properties (it seems that Earth is really special case :-) ). I appreciate that the author tells something about data interpretation approaches in order to avoid premature conclusions. Last chapter is dealing with possibility of life on exoplanets. First part of this chapter is dedicated to definition of life, rest of the chapter is disscusion how life forms could look like. As I see it, this last chapter is rather speculative but interesting . The author himself emphasises this fact (in his words: "I am sorry if you are disappointed that there have been no answers in this chapter, only questions"). The reason for that is simple: current state of knowledge about evolution of life forms on Earth is not very clear. Two appendicies are attached as well. First one brings disscusion what is actually planet. Second one contains many Internet hyperlinks to other sources, including two exoplanets encyclopedias (I recommend visiting these webpages for latest exoplanet data because number of exoplanets is nowadays about five times higher than it was in 2011, the year of publishing the book).What little bit disappointed me is two times repeated wrong definition of deuterium (so-called "heavy hydrogen"). The author stated that deuterium is "hydrogen with two neutrons per atom instead of one". In fact, two neutrons are in nucleus of tritium ("super heavy hydrogen"). Personally, I suppose that the word "neutrons" was interchanged with "nucleons" because deuterium has one proton and one neutron in its nucleus, i.e. two nucleons. I know that it is a subtle detail but on the other it seems to be "basic mistake". Rest of the book seemed to me to be right, however, I am not professional astronomer. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Way more than Exoplanets, are we alone? *by D***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 22, 2011* In this book, Dr. Yaqoob takes the reader to a journey of recent discoveries. He is able to translate complex subjects and techniques using a very simple language and make those more accessible to the general audience. Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems is a book not only about extrasolar planets but also about our own solar system and our presence in the universe.I can enthusiastically recommend the book to anyone who does not necessarily have a strong math or physics background but who is curious about the recent discoveries of a large number of planets around other stars in our galaxy, and also wants to reflect on other issues, such as origin of life. There are chapters also about the missions dedicated to search for planets and the author explains very clearly the difference between planets like Earth and the large planets discovered by those missions. I also enjoyed the discussion about Exomoons and how they could be important in hosting life.The author talks to the reader and keeps the reader wanting more and more. It was hard to avoid flipping fast to the next page and see what was next. I also liked the links and references provided in the ebook and thought they were quite helpful specially coming from an astrophysicist.I teach Astronomy in college and will recommend this book to my non-Science majors. But I am sure they will complain about the lack of pretty pictures in the book. However, all links provided by the author in the Appendix B contain a lot of pictures to anyone connected to the internet. One just need to click on those links in order to complement this great book with pretty pictures. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Overview *by D***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2012* As other reviewers have mentioned 'Exoplanets and Alien Solar Systems' is very accessible to all readers and includes a thorough overview of the current status of this field, without miring down into too much individual detail in any one area. Differing techniques for inferring the presence of exoplanets are explored with thoughtful commentary regarding the possible consequences for astrobiology and our overall understanding of the evolution of the Milky Way & surrounding Universe.What I particularly like about the book is Dr. Yaqoob's head on tackling of several problematic issues and inconsistencies that exist between old models and new observations. Previously held beliefs and hypothesis about the formation processes of alien suns and the exoplanets they host are in some cases being challenged by unexpected findings; a fair and tempering discussion of where the deficiencies lay in our current observation techniques and theoretical models is of additional value both to the public and astronomers-in-training.Considering the rapid pace of new detections I also enjoyed seeing that the author did not shy away from references to online Web based databases and publications for further reading on confirmed & candidate exoplanets; these appendix listings should remain valid and useful into the near future. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/15131836-exoplanets-and-alien-solar-systems](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/15131836-exoplanets-and-alien-solar-systems) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*