Astrophysics category: 1588 books
Astrophysics of Exoplanetary Atmospheres
2nd Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2018
In this book, renowned scientists describe the complexity of exoplanetary atmospheres and all of the observational techniques that are employed to probe them. Readers will also find a panoramic description of the atmospheres of the planets within the Solar System, with explanation of considerations...
Waves Passing in the Night
Walter Murch in the Land of the Astrophysicists
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
From Pulitzer Prize nominee Lawrence Weschler, a fascinating profile of Walter Murch, a film legend and amateur astrophysicist whose investigations could reshape our understanding of the universe.
For film aficionados, Walter Murch is legendary--a three-time Academy Award winner, arguably the...
Einstein's Shadow
The Inside Story of Astronomers' Decades-Long Quest to Take the First Picture of a Black Hole
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE
Einstein’s Shadow follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to take the first picture of a black hole, putting Einstein’s theory of relativity to its ultimate test and helping to answer our deepest questions about space, time, the origins...
Merlin's Tour of the Universe
A Skywatcher's Guide to Everything from Mars and Quasars to Comets, Planets, Blue Moons, and Werewolves
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry comes a fascinating guide to the most popular questions about the universe.
In Neil de Grasse Tyson's delightful tour of the galaxies, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular astronomy questions asked...
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2007
“One of today’s best popularizers of science.”—Kirkus Reviews
Loyal readers of the monthly “Universe” essays in Natural History magazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson’s talent for guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with stunning clarity and childlike enthusiasm....
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
This official NASA document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - is a reproduction of the actual Mir Space Station astronaut training manual used during the Mir-Shuttle program. Contents include:
HISTORY OF MIR COMPLEX * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * INTRODUCTION * SALYUT...
Neutrino Hunters
The Thrilling Chase for a Ghostly Particle to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Winner of the Canadian Science Writers Association 2014 Science in Society Book Award
A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Science Book of the Season
A Book to Watch Out For, The New Yorker's Page-Turner Blog
A Los Angeles Times Gift Guide Selection
One of the Best Physics Books of 2013, Cocktail Party Physics...
The Telescope in the Ice
Inventing a New Astronomy at the South Pole
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
IceCube Observatory, a South Pole instrument making the first actual observations of high-energy neutrinos, has been called the “weirdest” of the seven wonders of modern astronomy by Scientific American. In The Telescope in the Ice, Mark Bowen tells the amazing story of the people who built the...
The Future of Humanity
Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies.**
We are entering...
by John Gribbin, Martin Rees
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
WAS THE UNIVERSE MADE FOR MAN?Is our universe the only one of its kind or are there others? Is it just a coincidence that life evolved on Earth or are the remarkable and unusual set of circumstances that brought about the emergence of humankind part of some deeper mystery that reveals an as...
by Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2005
Drawing on the current cross-pollination of geology, biology, and astrophysics, Origins makes "the astonishing astronomical discoveries of recent years come alive (Michael D. Lemonick).
Origin's explores cosmic science's stunning new insights into the formation and evolution of our universe—...
Starlight
An Introduction to Stellar Physics for Amateurs
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2009
This is a book about the physics of stars and starlight. The story of starlight is truly fascinating. Astronomers analyze and interpret the light from stars using photometry and spectroscopy, then inspirational detective work combines with the laws of physics to reveal the temperatures, masses, luminosities...
by Giuseppe Severino
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
This book equips the reader with a coherent understanding of the structure of the Sun and its evolution and provides all the knowledge required to construct a simplified model of the Sun.
The early chapters cover key aspects of basic physics and describe the Sun’s size, mass, luminosity,...
Vacation Guide to the Solar System
Science for the Savvy Space Traveler!
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated guide to traveling in our solar system
Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can photograph its swirling storms....