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Since gaining a BSc in physics from the University of Bristol and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Manchester, Stephen Webb has worked in a variety of universities in the UK. He is a regular contributor to the Yearbook of Astronomy series and has published an undergraduate textbook on distance determination in astronomy and cosmology as well as several popular science books. His interest in the Fermi paradox combines lifelong interests in both science and science fiction.

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The oldest problem in astronomy – solved?

It’s probably the oldest problem in astronomy: what’s the origin of high-energy cosmic rays? Finally, the question might have been solved.

Victor Hess discovered cosmic rays back in 1912, but it proved incredibly difficult to identify the astrophysical source of these bullets. The obstacle to progress was the fact that charged cosmic rays – whether protons or atomic nuclei – don’t follow a straight

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	If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life 4.20 avg rating — 1,450 ratings — published 2002 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of this World: Colliding Universes, Branes, Strings, and Other Wild Ideas of Modern Physics 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Are They?: The Fermi Paradox 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Measuring the Universe: The Cosmological Distance Ladder (Springer Praxis Books) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Eyes on the Universe: Twelve Cosmic Mysteries and the Tools We Need to Solve Them (Springer Praxis Books) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Palaeopathology of Aboriginal Australians: Health and Disease across a Hunter-Gatherer Continent it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pure Mathematics 1 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HOW TO LOSE A BABE IN 7 HOURS: KEEPING THE FIRE OF LOVE AGLOW 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE JOURNEY OF RADIANT WELLNESS: YOUR GUIDE TO ACHIEVING AND SUSTAINING WEIGHT LOSS 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge. Enrico Fermi”
― Stephen Webb, If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

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“Believing the world is calm because we have never seen it otherwise is like taking the attitude of a man who jumps off the top of a tall building and figures that, since 29 of the 30 floors have passed without incident, he is going to be okay.”
― Stephen Webb, If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

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“Eukaryotes evolve morphological responses to environmental challenges—in other words, they develop new body shapes and body parts—which leads to a variety and freshness that is absent in the prokaryotes.”
― Stephen Webb, If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

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