Astrophysics Space Science category: 1588 books
Tshawb txug hnub ci zog thiab cov Beyond nyob rau hauv Hmoob
Exploring the Solar System and Beyond in Hmong
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
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by Paul Davies
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2003
With his unique knack for making cutting-edge theoretical science effortlessly accessible, world-renowned physicist Paul Davies now tackles an issue that has boggled minds for centuries: Is time travel possible? The answer, insists Davies, is definitely yes—once you iron out a few kinks in the space-time...
by J. P. McEvoy
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
J P McEvoy looks at remarkable phenomenon of a solar eclipse through a thrilling narrative that charts the historical, cultural and scientific relevance of solar eclipses through the ages and explores the significance of this rare event. In the year when Britain will be touched by a solar eclipse...
Mapping Mars
Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2002
Who are the extraordinary individuals that will take us on the next great space race, the next great human endeavor, our exploration and colonization of the planet Mars? And more importantly, how are they doing it? Acclaimed science writer Oliver Morton explores the peculiar and fascinating world...
Final Frontier
The Pioneering Science and Technology of Exploring the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Star Trek was right — there is only one final frontier, and that is space...
Human beings are natural explorers, and nowhere is this frontier spirit stronger than in the United States of America. It almost defines the character of the US. But the Earth is running out of frontiers fast.
In...
Voyager plus vite que la lumière
Entretien avec le Dr Eric W. Davis
Language: French
Release Date: February 9, 2016
Aux allures de science-fiction, des faits scientifiques pourtant bien réelsDans le film Interstellar, un équipage quitte la Terre et traverse un « trou de ver ». Ce passage secret menant vers l’extrémité de l’Univers n’est pas juste une fantasmagorie de scénariste ! Le Dr Eric W. Davis,...
Searching for the Oldest Stars
Ancient Relics from the Early Universe
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Astronomers study the oldest observable stars in the universe in much the same way that archaeologists study ancient artifacts on Earth. Here, Anna Frebel—who is credited with discovering several of the oldest and most primitive stars using the world's largest telescopes—takes readers into the...
Gravity's Ghost and Big Dog
Scientific Discovery and Social Analysis in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Gravity’s Ghost and Big Dog brings to life science’s efforts to detect cosmic gravitational waves. These ripples in space-time are predicted by general relativity, and their discovery will not only demonstrate the truth of Einstein’s theories but also transform astronomy. Although no gravitational...
by John Asher Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Alien worlds have long been a staple of science fiction. But today, thanks to modern astronomical instrumentation and the achievements of many enterprising observational astronomers, the existence of planets outside our solar system—also known as exoplanets—has moved into the realm of science...
The Cosmos
Astronomy in the New Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
An exciting introduction to astronomy, the fourth edition of this book uses recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the Universe. Written by two highly experienced and engaging instructors, each chapter has been fully updated, with more than 200 new images throughout,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
This official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a dramatic account of the history of NASA's nuclear reactors at the Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. The book details the origin of the facility and its work supporting efforts to build a...
From Dying Stars to the Birth of Life
The new science of astrobiology and the search for life in the universe
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
This book tells the incredible story of the birth of a whole new field of science called Astrobiology. In the 1990's, powerful new ground - based telescopes plus space telescopes placed in orbits high above earth's atmosphere allowed astronomers to begin discovering that our sun is not the only star in our galaxy to have planets circling it.
by Dennis Dieks, Professor, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2008
The sixteen papers collected in this volume are expanded and revised versions of talks delivered at the Second International Conference on the Ontology of Spacetime, organized by the International Society for the Advanced Study of Spacetime (John Earman, President) at Concordia University (Montreal)...
Here Be Dragons
The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2001
The discovery of life on other planets would be perhaps the most momentous revelation in human history, more disorienting and more profound than either the Copernican or Darwinian revolutions, which knocked the earth from the center of the universe and humankind from its position of lofty self-regard....