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  • Asteroids IV

    Edited by Patrick Michel, Francesca E. DeMeo, William F. Bottke ...
    Series series The University of Arizona Space Science Series
    Over the past decade, asteroids have come to the forefront of planetary science. Scientists across broad disciplines are increasingly recognizing that understanding asteroids is essential to discerning the basic processes of planetary formation, including how their current distribution bespeaks our solar system’s cataclysmic past. For explorers, the nearest asteroids beckon as the most accessible ... Read more

    $55.49 USD

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  • A Brief History of the Universe

    From Ancient Babylon to the Big Bang

    by J.P. McEvoy ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    Since the dawn of humanity, men have attempted to divine the nature of the heavens. The first astronomers mapped the movement of the seasons and used the positions of the constellations for augurs and astrology.Today, the search goes ever deeper into the nature of reality and life itself. In this accessible overview, astrophysicist J.P. McEvoy tells the story of how our knowledge of the cosmos has ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Rare Earth

    Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe

    by Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In November 12, 2002, Dr. John Chambers of the NASA Ames Research Center gave a seminar to the Astrobiology Group at the University of Washington. The audience of about 100 listened with rapt attention as Chambers described results from a computer study of how planetary systems form. The goal of his research was to answer a deceptively simple question: How often would newly forming planetary ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Lucky Planet

    Why Earth is Exceptional-and What That Means for Life in the Universe

    by David Waltham ...
    Why Earth’s life-friendly climate makes it exceptional-and what that means for the likelihood of finding intelligent extraterrestrial lifeWe have long fantasized about finding life on planets other than our own. Yet even as we become aware of the vast expanses beyond our solar system, it remains clear that Earth is exceptional. The question is: why? In Lucky Planet, astrobiologist David Waltham ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Black Holes

    by Louis Byun ...
    What Is a Black Hole?A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This can happen when a star is dying. Because no light can get out, people can't see black holes. They are invisible. Space telescopes with special tools can help find black holes. The special tools can see ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • Your Ticket to the Universe

    A Guide to Exploring the Cosmos

    by Kimberly K. Arcand, Megan Watzke ...
    An entertaining and accessible trip to the most interesting stops in the cosmos. Accompanied by dramatic visuals, Your Ticket to the Universe is a hybrid coffee-table book and field guide.Beginning with our home planet, Your Ticket to the Universe embarks on an entertaining and accessible trip to the most interesting stops known in the cosmos. Learn about objects nearby within our Solar System ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Milky Way and Beyond: Stars, Nebulae, and Other Galaxies

    by Erik Gregersen ...
    Series series An Explorer's Guide to the Universe
    The Sun is merely one of some 200 billion stars that make up the Milky Way--and the Milky Way is only one of a billion galaxies in the known universe. Packed with fascinating facts and stunning photography, this book examines the Galaxy humans call home and travels light years away, to the domain of phenomena such as the Oort cloud. ... Read more

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  • Video Astronomy on the Go

    Using Video Cameras With Small Telescopes

    by Joseph Ashley ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Author Joseph Ashley explains video astronomy's many benefits in this comprehensive reference guide for amateurs. Video astronomy offers a wonderful way to see objects in far greater detail than is possible through an eyepiece, and the ability to use the modern, entry-level video camera to image deep space objects is a wonderful development for urban astronomers in particular, as it helps sidestep ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Telescopes

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Geoff Cottrell ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From the first, telescopes have made dramatic revelations about the Universe and our place in it. Galileo's observations of the Moon's cratered surface and discovery of Jupiter's four big satellites profoundly altered the perception of the heavens, overturning a two-thousand year cosmology that held the Earth to be the centre of the Universe. Over the past century, the rapid development of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • A Guide to Hubble Space Telescope Objects

    Their Selection, Location, and Significance

    by Adam Chen, James L. Chen ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    From the authors of "How to Find the Apollo Landing Sites," this is a guide to connecting the view above with the history of recent scientific discoveries from the Hubble Space Telescope. Each selected HST photo is shown with a sky map and a photograph or drawing to illustrate where to find it and how it should appear from a backyard telescope. Here is the casual observer's chance to locate the ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Cosmic Microwave Background

    Proceedings of the II José Plínio Baptista School of Cosmology

    Edited by Júlio C. Fabris, Davi C. Rodrigues, Hermano E.S. Velten, Winfried Zimdahl, Oliver Piattella ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The series of texts composing this book is based on the lectures presented during the II José Plínio Baptista School of Cosmology, held in Pedra Azul (Espírito Santo, Brazil) between 9 and 14 March 2014. This II JBPCosmo has been entirely devoted to the problem of understanding theoretical and observational aspects of Cosmic Background Radiation (CMB).The CMB is one of the most important phenomena ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Modelling Pulsar Wind Nebulae

    Edited by Diego F. Torres ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In view of the current and forthcoming observational data on pulsar wind nebulae, this book offers an assessment of the theoretical state of the art of modelling them. The expert authors also review the observational status of the field and provide an outlook for future developments.During the last few years, significant progress on the study of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) has been attained both ... Read more

    $143.09 USD