Exoplanets: Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar Planets, and the New Search for Life Beyond Our Solar System by Michael SummersMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This short science book really tells a story about the planets that exist, or theoretically exist, in the universe, and describes the science behind the descriptions and the history of the discovery of these planets. Two signs of a good pop-science book are vivid descriptions and analogies that simplify the story for lay readers. Both happen in this book. I will remember “hot Jupiters” and how they came to be the first kinds of distant planets discovered. And I will remember the description of diamond worlds, with diamonds thrown from volcanoes. This is a great read about planetary science advances over the past ten years or so.
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