Popular astronomy & space books

This final entry in the History of Human Space Exploration mini-series by Ben Evans continues with an in-depth look...  Read More >>

This revolutionary deep sky atlas, designed with the practical observer in mind, shows all deep sky objects according...  Read More >>

Rhodri Evans tells the story of what we know about the universe, from Jacobus Kapteyn’s Island universe at the turn...  Read More >>

This book offers a detailed and fascinating picture of the astonishing astronomical knowledge on which the Roman...  Read More >>

Earth, on the other hand, captured a moon-mass planetoid (Luna) early in its history in prograde orbit and underwent...  Read More >>

White dwarfs, each containing about as much mass as our Sun but packed into a volume about the size of Earth, are...  Read More >>

A rare look at the southern hemisphere night sky's greatest glories - star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and the Milky...  Read More >>

More than 30 years ago, Frank White coined the term ‘Overview Effect’ to describe the cognitive shift in awareness...  Read More >>

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Größer, schneller, heißer – das Buch der kosmischen Rekorde Im Universum herrschen extreme Verhältnisse. Im Weltraum...  Read More >>

This is the largest and most comprehensive atlas of the universe ever created for amateur astronomers. It provides...  Read More >>

This treatise on the astrolabe by the Alexandrian scholar John Philoponos includes the earliest preserved description...  Read More >>

Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets...  Read More >>

Here is an excellent collection of easy projects to build on a budget, with detailed diagrams, material lists, and...  Read More >>

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The bubbles were swirling all around me, massaging my body. As I luxuriated in this fantastic bath, I gasped realizing...  Read More >>

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) represents one of the most significant crossroads at which the...  Read More >>

Fundamental Astronomy is an exhaustive introduction to classical and modern astronomy. It covers both overarching...  Read More >>

Widely regarded as a leading historian of the planet Mars, Sheehan has not only meticulously compared and corrected...  Read More >>

A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan’s award-winning film, Interstellar, from executive...  Read More >>

This is a book on planets: Solar system planets and dwarf planets. And planets outside our solar system – exoplanets....  Read More >>

As our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri...  Read More >>

The outer Solar System is rich in resources and may be the best region in which to search for life beyond Earth....  Read More >>

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