Space Science
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Moons of the Solar System, Revised Second Edition: Incorporating the Latest Discoveries in Our Solar System as well as Suspected Exomoons
$15.97 Add to cartRetired astronomer Thomas Wm. Hamilton has written six books on astronomy. But science always changes. His most recent book, Moons of the Solar System, has just been revised to incorporate the newest
- Author: Hamilton, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 20 2019
- ISBN10: 1949483223
- Language: English
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The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility
$21.95 Add to cart“In his new book, The Case For Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility, famed astronautical engineer Bob Zubrin talks about the how and the why of our new e
- Author: Zubrin, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 406
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 163388922X
- Language: English
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Planetary Systems: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartNot long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system – a star and the bodies orbiting it – that we knew. Now, we know thousands of planetary systems, and have even been able to ob… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Pierrehumbert, Raymond T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0198841124
- Language: English
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The Night Sky Month by Month
$22.99 Read moreLearn how to observe and navigate the night sky with this guide to stargazing for beginners!
The dazzling reference book shines bright with crystal-clear charts of the planets, stars and constellations… [more below]- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0744035031
- Language: English
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The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars: That You Can See in the Night Sky
$14.95 Add to cartExpert science writer Giles Sparrow guides you through 21 stars you can see in the night sky and what they can teach us about our universe.
On a clear evening, if you look up you can see thousands of
- Author: Sparrow, Giles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1787394654
- Language: English
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A Briefer History of Time: The Science Classic Made More Accessible
$22.00 Read more#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS
The science classic made more accessible
– More concise – Illustrated FROM ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT MINDS OF OUR TIME COMES A BOOK THAT CLARIFIES HIS MOST IMPORTA- Author: Hawking, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0553385461
- Language: English
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Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAstrobiology is an exciting new subject, and one, arguably, more interdisciplinary than any other. Astrobiologists seek to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth in order to illuminate a… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Catling, David C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0199586454
- Language: English
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Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners
$9.95 Read more200,000 sold to date
Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introdu
- Author: Dickinson, Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: February 01 1987
- ISBN10: 0920656668
- Language: English
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Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
$19.95 Read moreInside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar system
Where is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often look to Mars as the most promising site- Author: Hand, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0691227284
- Language: English
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A Little Book of Coincidence: In the Solar System
$8.95 Add to cartVenus draws a beautiful pentagram around Earth every eight years. Jupiter’s two largest moons draw a perfect four-fold flower. The Planets grandly play out the slow Music of the Spheres. Is there a se… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Martineau, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1952178061
- Language: English
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The Globe: How the Earth Became Round
$27.00 Add to cartA New Scientist Best Book of 2023
From Babylon to Columbus and beyond, a journey across millennia and–yes–the globe exploring how we came to understand our spherical planet. The Globe tells the sto- Author: Hannam, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147581
- Language: English
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The Case for Mars
$18.00 Add to cartThe Case for Mars makes living in space seem more possible than ever in this updated 25th anniversary edition, featuring the latest information on the planet’s exploration and the drive to send humans… [more below]
- Author: Zubrin, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1982172924
- Language: English
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Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched Spacex
$18.99 Read more“A colorful page-turner.” –Walter Isaacson, New York Times Book Review
“As important a book on space as has ever been written.” –Homer Hickam, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys
The d
- Author: Berger, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0062979981
- Language: English
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How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space
$17.95 Add to cartMixing memoir and visionary science, a leading astrophysicist’s groundbreaking personal account of her life and ideas
Is the universe infinite or just really big? With this question, cosmologist Janna- Author: Levin, Janna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 069123227X
- Language: English
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Solar System: A Visual Exploration of All the Planets, Moons, and Other Heavenly Bodies That Orbit Our Sun–Updated Edition
$30.00 Add to cartAn astonishing journey through space and time. Experience all the wonders of our interplanetary neighborhood through fascinating text, original graphics, and stunning photographs.
Never before have th- Series: Solar System
- Author: Chown, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0762480734
- Language: English
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The Planets: The Definitive Visual Guide to Our Solar System
$30.00 Add to cartDiscover places where a day is longer than a year, where hailstones are made of diamonds, and where a mountain looms twice the size of Everest.
The S
These and more are all to be found in The Planets.- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 18 2014
- ISBN10: 1465424644
- Language: English
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We Have No Idea: We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
$18.00 Add to cartPrepare to learn everything we still don’t know about our strange and mysterious universe
Humanity’s understanding of the physical world is full of gaps. Not tiny little gaps you can safely ignore –t… [more below]- Author: Cham, Jorge
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0735211523
- Language: English
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Supernova
$16.95 Add to cartA concise illustrated introduction to the history and physics of supernovae, the brilliant explosions of stars; with striking color illustrations.
Supernovae are the explosions of stars. They are som
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Graur, Or
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0262543141
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Black Holes
$21.95 Add to cartDive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holes
Black holes, predicted by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and- Series: Science Essentials #29
- Author: Gubser, Steven S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 10 2017
- ISBN10: 0691163723
- Language: English
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The Almagest: Introduction to the Mathematics of the Heavens
$23.95 Read moreThe Almagest is by far the greatest work in astronomy in ancient times. In a massive series of thirteen books, Ptolemy shows how every detail of the motions of the sun, moon, planets, and stars can be… [more below]
- Author: Ptolemy, Claudius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: December 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1888009438
- Language: English
