Astrophysics category: 1588 books

In the years since the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity first began transmitting images from the surface of Mars, we have become familiar with the harsh, rocky, rusty-red Martian landscape. But those images are much less straightforward than they may seem to a layperson: each one is the...

This textbook introduces the theories and practical procedures used in planetary spacecraft navigation. Written by a former member of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) navigation team, it delves into the mathematics behind modern digital navigation programs, as well as the numerous technological...

What happens when we look at two of the most important sciences of today, quantum physics and artificial intelligence, through Chinese eyes? We see that the Chinese developed an esthetic theory about space and time centuries before Albert Einstein developed Relativity Theory. We also understand...

This book explores Russia's stunning success of ushering in the space age by launching Sputnik and beating the United States into space. It also examines the formation of NASA, the race for human exploration of the moon, the reality of global satellite communications, and a new generation of scientific...

Volume 2 consists of three chapters:-Chapter 4 The Right to Reply   The Vindication of Genisis   Are we alone?   Geometry is important   Henry Lincoln's Attack   Gerard de Sede's Attack   The Reverend's Attack   The Albigensian CampaignChapter...

Ein vierseitiges Diskussionspapier, von Stephen Hawking auf der Wissenschaftsplattform ArXiv publiziert, hat die theoretische Physik in Aufruhr versetzt und weltweit für Schlagzeilen gesorgt: Hawking, der seinen Ruhm der Entdeckung verdankte, dass der Ereignishorizont von Schwarzen Löchern nicht...

Ist das Universum unendlich oder begrenzt? Hat die Raumzeit einen Anfang, den Urknall? Dehnt sie sich aus? Wird sie wieder in sich zusammenstürzen? Liefe die Zeit dann rückwärts? Welchen Platz im Universum nehmen wir ein? Und ist in den atemberaubenden Modellen der Kosmologen noch Platz für einen...

Darf ich Sie einladen? Ich würde Sie gern auf eine spannende Reise durch unsere weite Heimat entführen. Wir biegen beim Virgo-Superhaufen von der intergalaktischen Autobahn ab, fahren bis zur lokalen Gruppe und suchen den Orionarm der Milchstraße. Zwischen Alpha Centauri, Barnards...

Spectacular nebulae where stars are born, beautiful star clusters from the early formation of the Milky Way, and galaxies as far as a billion light years away, all feature in this book of stunning images from astrophotographer Chris Baker. The author takes the reader on a journey through time...

The End of the World is a non-technical book on astronomy and the end of the universe. The original illustrations are included.

«Un libro intelligentissimo, che rivela quanto ancora sia profonda l'ignoranza dei misteri dell'universo, e ci offre affascinanti scorci di ciò che conosciamo.» Carlo Rovelli Sappiamo davvero poco del mondo in cui viviamo, di come ha avuto inizio, di cosa è fatto e di come finirà. Ci chiediamo...

«Jim Al-Khalili ha raccolto i contributi delle migliori menti della scienza e dello spazio. Alieni va ben oltre il cosa, il dove e il quando della ricerca extraterrestre: ci spiega la cosa più importante, cioè perché è giusto preoccuparsene.»The Times - Oliver MoodLa Via Lattea contiene qualcosa...

Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) began his career at 16 as a human computer under the great mathematician U. J. J. Le Verrier at the Paris Observatory.  He soon tired of the drudgery; he was drawn to more romantic vistas, and at 19 wrote a book on an idea that he was to make his own—the habitability...

On April 24, 1990, after years of planning and delays, the Space Shuttle Discovery lifted the Hubble Space Telescope into an orbit 350 miles above Earth. During the next 25 years, Hubble opened a new and unimaginably beautiful universe for mankind. Here, The Associated Press provides a unique look at the 25-year story of Hubble, through the eyes of its reporting and its stunning photography.