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If you have ever wondered about space travel, now you have the opportunity to understand it more fully than ever before. Traveling into space and e...

Combining practical stargazing information and advice, the insights of internationally renowned astronomers and the history, technological advances...

There are approximately 25,000 city-killer asteroids in near-Earth orbitand most are yet to be found. Small enough to evade detection, they are cap...

Cosmos is a visually captivating journey through the Universe, and is as expansive as the Cosmos itself. It covers everything from the asteroid bel...

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Featuring more than 200 intriguing images taken by space probes travelling billions of kilometres from Earth, The Solar System is an exhilarating e...

'The nation's go-to woman for all things space... her joy for the subject is boundless' The GuardianTake a new look at the world around you.What i...

The Young Universe presents four major physical and astrophysical themes related to these extreme phases of the primordial universe. In particular,...

In Buddhist cosmology, pretas make up one of several categories of rebirth. They are best known as hungry ghosts, pitiful beings with miniscule mou...

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A beautiful gift for anyone interested in the night sky. Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful...

Explore the night sky with this fact-packed guide to astronomy for children aged 7+. From planets to meteor showers, stars to satellites,...

Philip's Stargazing is the perfect practical guide for both budding and experienced astronomers.If you buy just one guide...you won't do better tha...

For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our ...

This book is about how the dreams of exploring other worlds became a reality with the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. The problems encountered...

Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, the _Yearbook of Astronomy 2025_ contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an auth...

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

Located near the U.S. Amundsen-Scott Research Station at the geographic South Pole, IceCube is unlike most telescopes in that it is not designed to...

'Extraordinary' Leonard Susskind'A rare event' Sean Carroll_____When leading theoretical physicist Professor Michael Dine was asked where you could...

A highly readable, entertaining and mind-expanding read from a formidable scientist iNews A highly informative survey of the current state of astro...

Printed with special luminescent ink, 365 glow-in-the-dark moons let you track the phases of the moon throughout the year. Expert captions describe...

On 21 March 2013, the European Space Agency released a map of the afterglow of the Big Bang. Taking in 440 sextillion kilometres of space and 13.8 ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired ...

This book takes its readers on an Earthling's tour through the Solar System. Beginning with an introductory survey of what can be seen in the sky, ...

Tom Anderson is a naturalist and a writer who splits his time between Minnesota and the Yukon Territory in northern Canada. Both places have augmen...

Sarah Cruddas is a gifted writer and Look Up is an inspired book. I am hopeful that we will never stop looking up. Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Coll...

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Polarlichter haben die Menschen schon seit frühen Zeiten erschreckt oder verzaubert. In Märchen Sagen und anderen Geschichten wurden Deutungen gesc...