Astrophysics category: 1588 books
The New Martians
A Scientific Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
The year is 2035, and the crew from the first expedition to Mars is returning to Earth. The crewmembers are anxious to get home, and ennui pervades the ship. The mood is broken by a series of mysterious events that jeopardize their safety. Someone or something is threatening the crew. Is it an alien...
Coronal Mass Ejections
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2011
The book introduces the solar coronal mass ejection phenomena. This includes both those observed in the corona and those further from the Sun, known as interplanetary coronal mass ejections. We discuss the history and physics behind these phenomena, theories describing their launch and evolution,...
StarTalk
Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
This illustrated companion to the popular podcast and National Geographic Channel show is an eye-opening journey for anyone curious about our universe, space, astronomy and the complexities of the cosmos.
For decades, beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has interpreted science with...
Gravity's Engines
How Bubble-Blowing Black Holes Rule Galaxies, Stars, and Life in the Cosmos
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
One of The Barnes and Noble Review Editors' Picks: Best Nonfiction of 2012
Selected by The Christian Science Monitor as one of "21 smart nonfiction titles we think you'll enjoy this summer"
Selected by The New Scientist as one of 10 books to look out for in 2012
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The Sun
A User's Manual
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2008
This is an account of the many ways in which the Sun affects our planet, how its influence has changed over the last few centuries and millennia, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact. The book is the first to integrate astronomical, geological, climatic and social aspects of the...
Higgs Force
Cosmic Symmetry Shattered
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012
Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered by Nicholas Mee is the definitive account of the science leading up to the discovery of the Higgs particle and the researchers involved in this quest. This discovery by what is arguably the world's biggest and most expensive experiment - the Large...
by Michael J. Crowe
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
"There isn't an uninteresting page in it. It is a masterly review of an intriguing subject, erudite and entertaining, clear and all-encompassing reading for anyone interested in 'one of the most wondrous and noble questions in nature' ― does extraterrestrial life exist?" ― New Scientist.
Are...
Beyond Star Trek
From Alien Invasions to the End of Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
In the bestselling The Physics of Star Trek, the renowned theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss took readers on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the Star Trek universe to see how it stacked up against the real universe. Now, responding to requests for more as well as to a number of recent exciting...
The Cosmic Web
Mysterious Architecture of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
J. Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that the structure of our universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies—a magnificent structure now called the "cosmic web" and mapped extensively by teams of astronomers....
by Professor Brian Cox, Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
‘Absolutely beautiful’ BBC One Show ‘Really impressive’ Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morning A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series. The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System as it has...
Physics from the Edge
A New Cosmological Model for Inertia
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
The fundamental and very important property of inertia has never been well understood. This book shows how inertia has puzzled many scientists such as Galileo and Mach, and then presents a new theory that explains inertia for the first time, and also predicts galaxy rotation without dark matter, cosmic...
Towards Understanding the Climate of Venus
Applications of Terrestrial Models to Our Sister Planet
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
ESA’s Venus Express Mission has monitored Venus since April 2006, and scientists worldwide have used mathematical models to investigate its atmosphere and model its circulation. This book summarizes recent work to explore and understand the climate of the planet through a research program under...
Life as We Do Not Know It
The NASA Search for (and Synthesis of) Alien Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2007
An engrossing and revelatory first look at the search for alien life-on Earth and beyond
For the past twenty years, Peter Ward has been at the forefront of popular science writing, with books such as the influential and controversial Rare Earth. In Life as We Do Not Know It, Ward, with his...
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...