Exoplanets

Worlds Without End

By: Scientific American

Narrated by: Alex Boyles

Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's Summary

In the two decades since astronomers first discovered the existence of a planet outside of our solar system, “exoplanetology” has become the hottest specialty in astrophysics. 

Scientists young and old, inspired by the thought of finding either another habitable world or the Holy Grail of space exploration - life itself - flocked to be part of this burgeoning field. With so much brainpower on hand, it’s no wonder that investigative techniques advanced more quickly than anyone would have thought. 

To date, more than one thousand exoplanets have been found, and in this audiobook, Exoplanets: Worlds Without End, we delve into this quest that sometimes sounds more like science fiction than science. So far, we’re still alone out here, but in a field where the discoveries are coming thick and fast, it’s exciting to think that it could all change tomorrow. 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

©2017 Scientific American, a division of Nature America, Inc. Scientific American is a registered trademark of Nature America, Inc. (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Exoplanet research is exciting and now possible

This is an area where we can see advances on almost daily time scales. Listening to scientific accounts with a tad of speculation from the vantage point a few years later really illustrates the power of vision of great minds. This audio book is treasure trove of ideas in this area. Very enjoyable.

Very enjoyable and easy to listen to

Reading of a collection of papers from Scientific American about astrophysics, space exploration, and primarily exoplanets this was quite enjoyable and easy to listen to. Articles are a tad older though going back to 2012.

Definitely interesting

The articles at 5-10 yrs old, but if you want to know broadly about the subject, including space travel, this is definitely worth listening to

Good but dated (material from 1999-2015)

Good material but somewhat dated; The 'release date' of this title is from 2020 which is when the audio was recorded; however it is a reading of a book compiled in 2017 derived entirely from articles published between 1999 & Feb 2015 in Scientific America. All are great articles but be aware that it isn't covering anything discovered in the past 6 years.

Fun listen

Great information and presented in an entertaining manner. Will definitely look into more of this series.

Why oh why

Quite possibly the worst narration I’ve ever heard. Put me off entirely. Was like listening to a car Sat Nav and I managed 10 minutes

Very interesting

This read is full of scientific papers put together nice and easy to digest

A good one time listen for the curious minds.

A good one time listen for the curious minds. Sometimes it gets mundane and confusing with terminology

content is awesome, narration is appallingly bad

Narration makes it hard work. Dont pay for this. Hopefully they will re do it properly.

Interesting snapshot of a quickly evolving field

Narration takes some getting used to but it was fine for me. The topics were very interesting and represent the state of art around 2014. New discoveries are made each year but nonetheless, great insights.