Popular Astronomy & Space

Religion and Outer Space examines religion in and on the final frontier. This book offers a first-of-its-kind roadmap for thinking about complex en...

From small steps to giant leaps, A Galaxy of Her Own tells fifty stories of inspirational women who have been fundamental to the story of humans in...

Against a backdrop rich with purples, blues, and shades of black, a blaze of stars glittering across a vast empty sky spurs our curiosity about the...

When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he brought about a total revo...

Covering both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Bob lays out a series of activities that are fun and educational while teaching you how to tra...

The Sunday Times Bestseller In Wonders of the Solar System the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series Professor Brian Cox will take us on ...

As a child, Aomawa Shields was always bumping into things, her neck craned up at the sky, dreaming of becoming an astronaut. A year into an astroph...

Majestic spiral arms of a remote galaxy shimmer from the combined light of 50 billion stars. The ethereal curtains of the aurora borealis ripple ac...

Are we alone in the universe, or are there other life forms 'out there'? This is one of the most scientifically and philosophically important quest...

300 Astronomical Objects is a handy and comprehensive reference to the most interesting celestial objects. It takes readers on a photographic tour ...

Inspiring science fiction writers for decades, it was no surprise when the space age began in the late 1950s that Mars was an early target for expl...

Half a century has passed since arguably the greatest feat of the twentieth century: when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. ...

Looking at the night sky, youd be forgiven for thinking its all quiet up there in space. But youd be wrong. Extreme events are forever unfolding: g...

That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind, were the words spoken by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong as he stepped off the fo...

Fully illustrated with 400 of the most striking and up-to-date astronomical images and covering all the major constellations and landmarks of the n...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2021 FINALIST FOR THE PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF ...

Now expanded and in full colour, and useful to 2060! This tremendous new edition of a classic book (previously published only in black-and-white) ...

A tour of Mars in the human imagination, from ancient astrologers to modern explorers. Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans si...

A perfect book for anyone wishing to learn more about our local star, eclipses and the Northern Lights The Sun is incredibly dynamic and ...

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a bi...