"Version: 20160401"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Exploring Earth and beyond -- 1.1. Curiosity -- 1.2. Observations from afar -- 1.3. Personal visits -- 1.4. Robotic visits2. The ABC of exoplanets -- 2.1. What is a planet? -- 2.2. What is an exoplanet? -- 2.3. Detecting exopl…
"Version: 202112"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Why does habitability matter? -- 1.2. Defining habitability -- 1.3. The terrestrial planet demographic2. Habitability factors -- 2.1. An intricate puzzle -- 2.2. Stellar astrophysics -- 2.3. Planetary properties -- 2.4. The planetary system -- 2.5. A statistical approach3. Nature's fusion reactors --…