Popular Astronomy & Space

The Cambridge Double Star Atlas is back! It is the first and only atlas of physical double stars that can be viewed with amateur astronomical instr...

An epic story of the emergence of the universe and of the community of life, with a new vision for how we might bring forth a vibrant Earth Communi...

Easily find stars and constellations in the night sky every day of the year. A starfinder that allows visible stars to be identified for ...

Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and beyond.Univer...

What is the origin of the universe? Are we alone in the Universe? Using clear and plain language, the author explores these two interesting scienti...

Stepping Stones to the Stars is the story of manned spaceflight from its inception to the era of the Space Shuttle. It begins with a short history ...

Thank your lucky stars for this completely comprehensive guide to our Universe. From asteroids and constellations to galaxies and planets, this sta...

What happens to you when you cant walk for a year? When you cant have sex? Or smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spac...

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 stepped on to the surface of the Moon in July 1969, it marked the pinnacle of eight years of manne...

Of all the natural disasters that could befall us, only an Earth impact by a large comet or asteroid has the potential to end civilization in a sin...

1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab), Few launch vehicles are as iconic and distinctive as NASA's behemoth rocket, the Saturn V, and none...

What happens when a star dies? How many asteroids are in our solar system? Can galaxies collide? What is dark energy? Astronomy in Minutes answers ...

A guide to stars and constellations visible with the naked eye in the northern hemisphere, illustrated with simple 'signpost' maps to guide the rea...

The three greatest scientific mysteries, which remain poorly understood, are the origin of the universe, the origin of life and the development of ...

Over the past decade, astronomers, planetary scientists, and cosmologists have answered - or are closing in on the answers to - some of the biggest...

What is the origin of the universe? Are we alone in the Universe? Using clear and plain language, the author explores these two interesting scienti...

From the late 1950s to 1976, the U.S. human spaceflight program advanced as it did largely due to the extraordinary efforts of Austrian immigrant G...

How a team of researchers, led by the author, discovered our home galaxy''s location in the universe. You are here: on Earth, which is part of t...

In The Incredible Stories of Modern Space Exploration, Nancy takes readers beyond the surface of what some of the most sophisticated space rovers, ...

The book has two purposes, a negative one and a positive one, which are complementary. The negative one is to challenge the ''hijacking'' of time i...

NASA Gemini Owners' Workshop Manual 1965-1966 (all missions, all models) An insight into NASA's Gemini spacecraft, the precursor to Apollo and the ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a permanently manned earth-orbiting complex where astronauts carry out research into a wide range of scien...

Opens a window into a previously dark and secret time in our universe's history: when the first stars were born. Astronomers have successfully obs...

Many ancient, even prehistoric, monuments and temples around the world show an amazingly sophisticated understanding of the heavens. They reflect t...

'Extremely authoritative. The best book I have read on space travel since Arthur C. Clarke's classic, The Promise of Space.' Marcus ChownIn an era ...

Günther Buttman's The Shadow of the Telescope was the first full-length biography of the nineteenth-century astronomer, Sir John Herschel. First pu...

For stargazers, comet-spotters and planet-seekers looking to enhance your deep sky knowledge and observations this is your quintessential guide. Th...

Boldly go where no man has gone before and discover the real science behind the cyborgs, starships, aliens, and antimatter of the Star Trek galaxy....

Explore the night skies with this beautiful illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets.This large-format almanac allows you to step outside...

Forget about rockets to Mars the future of space science lies with the search for exoplanets Twenty years ago, the search for planets outside the...

The fascinating story of how NASA sent humans to explore outer space, told through a treasure trove of documents from the NASA archivesAmong all th...

It has been the aim of the authors to give in this book a brief, simple, and accurate account of the heavens as they are known to astronomers of th...

The scale of the cosmos can be baffling, with distances so vast and timescales to long that it's easy to dismiss them as being completely divorced ...

Dreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic adva...

Everything you need to know about the wonders of the universe presented in a way you''ll never forget. From planet Earth to the furthest...

The zodiac has been used for a millennia to bring humans closer to the cosmos. With this creative masterpiece, it''s your turn to travel nearer the...

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a rare breed of astrophysicist, one who can speak as easily and brilliantly with popular audiences as with professional scie...