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The Astronomy Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained

Helps to demystify the topic of astronomy with bold graphics and key quotes to illustrate over 100 of the universe's biggest ideas. From ...

Astrophysics of Exoplanetary Atmospheres - 2nd Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science

In this book, renowned scientists describe the complexity of exoplanetary atmospheres and all of the observational techniques that are em...

Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies - Proceedings of the Joint ESO-FONDAP Workshop on Globular Clusters held in Concepción, Chile, 6-10 March 2006

The idea to hold a workshop on globular clusters in Concepcion emerged during 2005 out of a variety of circumstances. Four years had pass...

Reviews in Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics - From Space Debris to Cosmology

This book presents a collection of focused review papers on the advances in topics in modern astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology and plane...

Merz Telescopes - A global heritage worth preserving

This book comprises a fascinating collection of contributions on the Merz telescopes in Italy that collectively offer the first survey on...

The Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars

This book summarizes the recent progress in the physics and astrophysics of neutron stars and, most importantly, it identifies and develo...

The Hubble Constant Tension

This book presents the first comprehensive exploration of the state of this well studied and thus unsolved mystery of the value of the Hu...

Comets III

Comets III brings together the major breakthroughs in comet science over the last twenty years. Edited by experts in the field, this comp...

Reading the Mind of God - Johannes Kepler and the Reform of Astronomy

This volume provides a wide-ranging introduction to Kepler's work, with essays on his religion, his cosmological theories, his work in as...

Radio Telescope Instrumentation for Teaching

Cosmos - Explore the Wonders of the Universe

Astonishing images bring every corner of the Universe, from Mars to the furthest galaxies, to the printed page. Cosmos is a visually capt...

Proceedings of the Thirtieth General Assembly Vienna 2018 - Iau Transactions XXX

These Transactions provide a record of the organisational and administrative activities of the IAU XXX General Assembly, which took place...

Proceedings of the International Conference on Radioscience, Equatorial Atmospheric Science and Environment and Humanosphere Science - Increase 2023, 21-22 Nov, Indonesia

This book includes peer-reviewed articles from INCREASE 2023, Indonesia. It highlights research in the field of Radioscience, Equatorial ...

Lunar - A History of the Moon in Myths, Maps + Matter

A beautiful showcase of hand-drawn geological charts of the Moon, combined with a retelling of the symbolic and mythical associations of ...

Complex Planetary Systems II (IAU S382) - Latest Methods for an Interdisciplinary Approach (Kavli-IAU)

Dynamical Masses of Local Group Galaxies (Iau S379)

Mass is one of the most fundamental quantities that characterise stellar systems, from star clusters to large galaxies. It determines bot...

Black Hole Winds at All Scales (Iau S378)

IAU Symposium 378 covers one of the main astrophysical topics about black holes: the production of outflows, propagating at different sca...

An Introduction to Astrophysics with Python, Volume 1 - Stars and planets

Astrosphere Environments and Exoplanet Habitability

How to Kill an Asteroid - The Real Science of Planetary Defense

There are approximately 25,000 "city-killer" asteroids in near-Earth orbit-and most are yet to be found. Small enough to evade detection,...

The solar system

Self-Organized Criticality in Astrophysics - The Statistics of Nonlinear Processes in the Universe

Markus Aschwanden introduces the concept of self-organized criticality (SOC) and shows that due to its universality and ubiquity it is a ...

The Janus Point - A New Theory of Time

What is time? The Janus Point offers a ground-breaking solution to one of the greatest mysteries in physics. For over a century, the grea...

Cosmology

The author - a leading theoretical cosmologist - expands on his widely acclaimed lecture notes in this self-contained textbook, suitable ...

Multimessenger Astronomy

Written by a professional astronomer who has worked on a wide spectrum of topics throughout his career, this book gives a popular science...

Art of the Cosmos - Visions from the Frontier of Deep Space Exploration

This book is a gallery of human accomplishment that celebrates the scientists and engineers who push civilization--including the ways tha...

Hubble Legacy - 30 Years of Discoveries and Images

Features imagery captured by the Hubble Space Telescope as well as explaining how Hubble has advanced our understanding of the universe a...

Reentry - Spacex, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age

How did a shaky startup that barely got its first rocket off the ground defy expectations to become the world’s leading spaceflight compa...

Asteroseismology for the Nonspecialist

The Secret Life of the Universe - An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life

One of the world’s leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos to investigate some of humanity’s most ...

Catastrophes and Evolution: Astronomical Foundations

Spacetime and Geometry - An Introduction to General Relativity

Spacetime and Geometry is an introductory textbook on general relativity, specifically aimed at students. Using a lucid style, Carroll fi...

The Bermuda triangle

Polarization in Astrophysics - The infrared through the radio

Night Sky Almanac 2025 - A Stargazer's Guide

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

Turn Left at Orion - Hundreds of Night Sky Objects to See in a Home Telescope - and How to Find Them

With over 150,000 copies sold since its first publication, this is one of the most popular astronomy books of all time. This unique guide...

The Hatfield Lunar Atlas - Digitally Re-Mastered Edition

"The Hatfield Lunar Atlas" has become an amateur lunar observer's bible since it was first published in 1968. A major update of the atlas...

Faint Objects and How to Observe Them

Faint Objects and How to Observe Them is for visual observers who are equipped with a 10-inch or larger astronomical telescope and who wa...

Mysteries of Mars

This book introduces the reader to the wonders of Mars, covering all aspects from our past perceptions of the planet through to the lates...

Planetary Sciences

This updated second edition takes in the latest measurements. An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences.

How Space Works - The Facts Visually Explained

Embark on an awe-inspiring and informative journey through our Solar System and beyond in this illuminating astronomy book! Discover how ...

Universe - The Definitive Visual Guide

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

Planisphere and Starfinder - Includes Easy-to-Use Planisphere

Modern Cosmology

Covers the newly discovered autocatalytic cycle for ozone production in the lower stratosphere, providing a better understanding of the h...

Space - 10 Things You Should Know

This book is for anyone who wants to easily understand the mind-blowing fundamentals of our extraordinary, expanding universe. Written...

The space industry America's newest giant

Frontiers of astronomy

A Brief Welcome to the Universe - A Pocket-Sized Tour

The Origin of (almost) Everything

Introduction by Professor Stephen Hawking. When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearl...

Einstein in Time and Space - A Life in 99 Particles

DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS. THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAIN His face is instantly recognisable. ...

Until the End of Time - Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

"Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vas...

Modern General Relativity - Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology

Introduces the physics of general relativity in relation to modern topics such as gamma-ray bursts, black holes, and gravitational waves.

The bible and astronomy (the Magi and the Star in the Gospel)

My Life in Space Exploration

This book tells the inside story of Germany's first contributions to space research by experiments with artificial plasma clouds in space...

The Allure of the Multiverse - Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes

"We are obsessed with the multiverse. From blockbuster movies Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Everything, Everywhere, All...

Stellar Interiors - Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution

This text, updated and expanded from the first edition, is designed for beginning students of stellar physics, and introduces the fundame...

The Dynamic Sun - Proceedings of the Summerschool and Workshop held at the Solar Observatory, Kanzelhöhe, Kärnten, Austria, August 30-September 10, 1999

Our Sun is the nearest star and thus an ideal laboratory to study dynamic processes which are related to solar terrestrial physics. The t...

A Little Blue Dot - Meet the planets of our solar system

Let Earth introduce you to the planets of our solar system in this heart-warming narrative picture book, full of facts and stats about th...

The Universe in a Nutshell

The author of the multi-million selling "A Brief History Of Time" brings us fully up to date with the advances in scientific thinking, an...

The Universe in a Nutshell

Stephen Hawking's phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time, introduced the ideas of this brilliant theoretical p...