Popular astronomy & space books

A practical guide to naked eye astronomy that helps the reader to keep in touch with the movement of the planets...  Read More >>

Kaler examines all aspects of the nature, birth, life and death of stars, and their meaning for us.  Read More >>

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Deep-sky observing - that's looking at the stars, nebulae and galaxies - is easily the most popular field for amateur...  Read More >>

Astronomy Across Cultures: A History of Non-Western Astronomy consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge...  Read More >>

A timely and provocative account of one of the most thrilling topics in science today-the search for life on Mars--and...  Read More >>

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble space telescope has provided astronomers with both information about the universe...  Read More >>

Focusing on the Galileo Mission, the story will relate this remarkable spacecraft's protracted gestation and the...  Read More >>

During the 1970s, Americans launched twelve robot spacecraft to the far corners of the solar system. Each mission...  Read More >>

This collection of fifty-one fascinating and engaging activities opens up the gateway to outer space for stargazers...  Read More >>

Explores the motivations, goals, trials, and triumphs of the people who pioneered space exploration from the sixteenth...  Read More >>

Steve Coe has been watching the deep sky from locations in Arizona for almost 20 years. Here he gives readers his...  Read More >>

"The man who headed the ""tiger team"" that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts gives an insider's view of NASA Mission...  Read More >>

An increasing number of people are taking advantage of the relatively low prices of astronomical equipment.  Read More >>

CD-ROM and Book. On 21 December 1968 the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration sent three...  Read More >>

This is an account of solar astrophysics and how our perception and knowledge of this star has gradually changed...  Read More >>

A description of the astronomical discoveries of recent years and the theological implications of the new scientific...  Read More >>

An enchanting tour of the stars, the planets, and the sky at night.  Read More >>

A full account of the space race from the end of the Second World Wear to July 21st, 1969.  Read More >>

"""Gene Cernan reaches deep into his innermost being to reveal with remarkable candour his reactions to the trials...  Read More >>

Satellite Orbits -Models, Methods, and Applications has been written as a compre­ hensive textbook that guides the...  Read More >>

"A former NASA astrophysicist examines the scientific possibility of the space travel, aliens, and robots that are...  Read More >>

Includes an introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, covering from astronomical and computational...  Read More >>

Over 200 air and space experts from 23 countries provide presentations and conclusions on such issues as the trade...  Read More >>

This astronomical atlas features conventional star and galaxy maps, along with three-dimensional stereographs and...  Read More >>