Popular Astronomy & Space

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...