Astrophysics

This is volume 2 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest ...

Following the fortieth anniversary of Apollo 11, as NASA prepares to return astronauts to the moon, Footprints in the Dust offers a thorough, engro...

This book provides an in-depth and self-contained treatment of the latest advances achieved in quantitative spectroscopic analyses of the observabl...

A new look at the first few seconds after the Big Bangand how research into these moments continues to revolutionize our understanding of our unive...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world''s largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights int...

Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems is a compendium of modern astronomical research covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contempo...

Informed by astronomy education research, the Sixth Edition reflects an emphasis on learning by doing. This emphasis is reinforced through thoughtf...

   One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASAs history, George W. S. Abbey was called the Dark Lord, the Godfather, and UNOshort for...

In this fascinating foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist and the world's best sc...

Black holes lie at the heart of some of the most fascinating astrophysical phenomena. IAU Symposium 324 marked the 100th anniversary of Schwarzschi...

The Galactic Centre represents a unique and extreme environment in the Galaxy. It hosts the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, its most concentra...

This is volume 4 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest ...

Designed for teaching astrophysics to physics students at advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level, this textbook also provides an overvi...