Astrophysics category: 1588 books
The First Galaxies
Theoretical Predictions and Observational Clues
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
New observations of the period between the cosmic recombination and the end of reionization are posing intriguing questions about where the first generations of stars were formed, how the first galaxies were assembled, whether these galaxies have low redshift counterparts, and what role the early...
The Sun: New Challenges
Proceedings of Symposium 3 of JENAM 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
These are the proceedings of the Symposium 3 of JENAM 2011 on new scientific challenges posed by the Sun. The topics covered are
The unusual sunspot minimum, which poses challenges to the solar dynamo theory
The Sun’s Terra-Hertz emission, which opens a new observational window
Corona...
Frontiers of Space Risk
Natural Cosmic Hazards & Societal Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
CHOICE Recommended Title, March 2019
This book brings together diverse new perspectives on current and emerging themes in space risk, covering both the threats to Earth-based activities arising from space events (natural and man-made), and those inherent in space activity itself. Drawing on...
by H. Wang
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2002
The COSPAR Colloquium on Solar-Terrestrial Magnetic Activity and Space Environment (STMASE) was held in the National Astronomy Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) in Beijing, China in September 10-12, 2001. The meeting was focused on five areas of the solar-terrestrial magnetic activity...
by CD Moulton
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2015
An unscientific attempt to explain the Zero Theory of the beginning of the universe. I am no mathematician or astrophysicist or whatever. I need someone who can put it into mathematical/scientific language if it is accepted as something that deserves investigation.
by Zvi Yaniv, Debra L. Winegarten
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
What causes an Israeli born in Romania to immigrate to America and end up with over three hundred patents in his name in the most exciting scientific and technological breakthroughs of the twentieth century? Join the adventures of physicist, inventor, and entrepreneur Zvi Yaniv and see how Jules Verne’s...
by Robert Suntzu Phd
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: October 31, 2014
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: October 31, 2014
Tradução da obra que revolucionou o posicionamento de carreira dos executivos norte-americanos no século XXI, "o CEO é o limite" é uma leitura indispensável para as pessoas de negócio do nosso tempo. Resultado de mais de uma década de pesquisas realizadas pelo Dr. Robert Suntzu,...
The Book of the Moon
A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
Have you ever wondered if there are seasons on the moon or if space tourism will ever become commonplace? So has Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock. In fact, she earned her nickname “Lunatic” because of her deep fascination for all things lunar. In her lucidly written, comprehensive guide to the moon, Aderin-Pocock...
Verstoppertje spelen met aliens
hoe vind je een buitenaardse beschaving die niets van zich laat horen?
Language: Dutch
Release Date: November 10, 2017
Over aliens, buitenaardse signalen en exoplaneten
Al meer dan een halve eeuw zoeken sterrenkundigen naar tekenen van buitenaardse beschavingen. Tot nu toe zonder succes. Ondertussen is het aantal bekende plekken in het heelal waar leven mogelijk is wel flink toegenomen. Zo gek is...
Constellations
The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Perfect for stargazers and armchair astronomers of all ages, CONSTELLATIONS is a beautifully illustrated, fascinating
guide to all 88 constellations, including an illustrated star map for each.
In CONSTELLATIONS, award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling takes us on an unprecedented...
by Alexander I Studenikin
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This volume is devoted to a wide variety of investigations, both in theory and experiment, of particle physics such as electroweak theory, fundamental symmetries, tests of the Standard Model and beyond, neutrino and astroparticle physics, heavy quark physics, non-perturbative QCD, quantum gravity...
Space Clinical Medicine
A Prospective Look at Medical Problems from Hazards of Space Operations
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Many real and potential hazards will face astronauts* during operations in space. Some of these hazards might be of little medical significance; others might produce serious medical problems. This book is an initial attempt to describe the characteristics and suggest the management of possible medical...
by Paul Lucas
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Space elevators. Ring worlds. Dyson spheres. And much more beyond.The human race has always dreamed big. But how far can technology go? How big can our machines and artifacts get? In MEGASTRUCTURES: SCIENCE AND SPECULATION, we examine future technology concepts of the immensely big, as imagined...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this series of reports deals with ongoing research by NASA into a risk reduction strategy for human space exploration and planned manned missions to Mars. Each report deals with a unique aspect of the human research needed...