Astrophysics

A recommendation of the NRCa (TM)s decadal survey in solar and space physics, published in 2002, was the Small Instrument Distributed Ground-Based ...

Fulfilling the Presidenta (TM)s Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) will require overcoming many challenges. Among these are the hazards of space ra...

Presented in two volumes, The Physics of Astrophysics is ideally suited for a year-long astrophysics course for university seniors and first-year g...

Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight is an important goal for the nation and for the National Aeronautics and Space ...

This book is unique and exceptional in dealing with the notion of physical time rigorously, both logically and empirically. The central theme is th...

Continuing to take readers on a uniquely accessible journey through physics, Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics, Third Edition, expl...

The present book explains special relativity and the basics of general relativity from a geometric viewpoint. Space-time geometry is emphasised thr...

This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history o...

Continuing to take readers on a uniquely accessible journey through physics, Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics, Third Edition, expl...

The present book explains special relativity and the basics of general relativity from a geometric viewpoint. Space-time geometry is emphasised thr...

Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, each is made up of many hundreds of millions of stars in which th...

General Relativity has passed all experimental and observational tests to model the motion of isolated bodies with strong gravitational fields, tho...

Relativity Made Relatively Easy presents an extensive study of Special Relativity and a gentle (but exact) introduction to General Relativity for u...

Astrobiology is a multidisciplinary pursuit that in various guises encompasses astronomy, chemistry, planetary and Earth sciences, and biology. It ...

In this inspiring coming-of-age memoir, a world-renowned astrophysicist emerges from an impoverished childhood and crime-filled adolescence to asce...

This book provides an accessible, yet thorough, introduction to special and general relativity, crafted and class-tested over many years of teachin...

Physiology of Molluscs: A Collection of Selected Reviews is an informative two-volume sent that brings together some of the most important recent a...

The origin of the solar system has been a matter of speculation for many centuries, and since the time of Newton it has been possible to apply scie...

Interest in and knowledge of the techniques utilised to investigate our solar system has been growing rapidly for decades and has now reached a sta...

The origin of the solar system has been a matter of speculation for many centuries, and since the time of Newton it has been possible to apply scie...

Rocket Age traces the history of spaceflight innovation from Robert Goddard’s early experiments with liquid fuel rockets, through World War II and ...