Exoplanets

The book is the third part of a trilogy that covers planets (the solar system), stars (including the Sun), and finally exoplanets and extraterrestrial life. The sections of the book address:

Methods for detecting exoplanets, including the telescopes used in recent years, how they work, and what they have discovered.
The significance of the habitable zone.
Categories of different types of exoplanets, with several examples and abundant illustrations, such as super-Earths, hot Jupiters, mini-Neptunes, water worlds, and more.
A definition of life and what is required for life to exist, as well as some theories about the origin of life on Earth.
A section on extremophiles, particularly archaea, and the environments in which they can survive.
A broader definition of life, synthetic life, and self-reproducing machines and AI, including various definitions of AI, its risks, and opportunities.
Basic chemistry, including essential elements for life, different solvents like water, phase diagrams, and how these are read.
Problems and opportunities associated with traveling light-years and at relativistic speeds.
The nearest stars and the exoplanets we have discovered around them.
Study assignments.