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The Astronomy Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained

Helps to demystify the topic of astronomy with bold graphics and key quotes to illustrate over 100 of the universe's biggest ideas. From ...

Astrophysics of Exoplanetary Atmospheres - 2nd Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science

In this book, renowned scientists describe the complexity of exoplanetary atmospheres and all of the observational techniques that are em...

Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies - Proceedings of the Joint ESO-FONDAP Workshop on Globular Clusters held in Concepción, Chile, 6-10 March 2006

The idea to hold a workshop on globular clusters in Concepcion emerged during 2005 out of a variety of circumstances. Four years had pass...

Reviews in Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics - From Space Debris to Cosmology

This book presents a collection of focused review papers on the advances in topics in modern astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology and plane...

Merz Telescopes - A global heritage worth preserving

This book comprises a fascinating collection of contributions on the Merz telescopes in Italy that collectively offer the first survey on...

The Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars

This book summarizes the recent progress in the physics and astrophysics of neutron stars and, most importantly, it identifies and develo...

Early Disk-Galaxy Formation from Jwst to the Milky Way (Iau S377)

Early discoveries of JWST have revealed high-redshift galaxies that defy our expectations. These puzzles must be resolved through multi-w...

Comets III

Comets III brings together the major breakthroughs in comet science over the last twenty years. Edited by experts in the field, this comp...

Triton and Pluto - The long lost twins of active worlds

Dynamical Masses of Local Group Galaxies (Iau S379)

Mass is one of the most fundamental quantities that characterise stellar systems, from star clusters to large galaxies. It determines bot...

Radio Telescope Instrumentation for Teaching

Recent Advances in Aerospace Engineering - Select Proceedings of Mrae 2023

The book presents the select proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Modern Research in Aerospace Engineering (MRAE 2023). It cove...

Cosmic Masers (Iau S380) - Proper Motion Toward the Next-Generation Large Projects

This volume gives a comprehensive, up-to-date review of cosmic masers as presented at IAU Symposium 380, the sixth international maser sy...

The Hubble Constant Tension

This book presents the first comprehensive exploration of the state of this well studied and thus unsolved mystery of the value of the Hu...

Cosmos - Explore the Wonders of the Universe

Astonishing images bring every corner of the Universe, from Mars to the furthest galaxies, to the printed page. Cosmos is a visually capt...

Proceedings of the Thirtieth General Assembly Vienna 2018 - Iau Transactions XXX

These Transactions provide a record of the organisational and administrative activities of the IAU XXX General Assembly, which took place...

Reading the Mind of God - Johannes Kepler and the Reform of Astronomy

This volume provides a wide-ranging introduction to Kepler's work, with essays on his religion, his cosmological theories, his work in as...

An Introduction to Astrophysics with Python, Volume 1 - Stars and planets

Astrosphere Environments and Exoplanet Habitability

The solar system

Self-Organized Criticality in Astrophysics - The Statistics of Nonlinear Processes in the Universe

Markus Aschwanden introduces the concept of self-organized criticality (SOC) and shows that due to its universality and ubiquity it is a ...

The Janus Point - A New Theory of Time

What is time? The Janus Point offers a ground-breaking solution to one of the greatest mysteries in physics. For over a century, the grea...

Art of the Cosmos - Visions from the Frontier of Deep Space Exploration

This book is a gallery of human accomplishment that celebrates the scientists and engineers who push civilization--including the ways tha...

Hubble Legacy - 30 Years of Discoveries and Images

Features imagery captured by the Hubble Space Telescope as well as explaining how Hubble has advanced our understanding of the universe a...

Reentry - Spacex, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age

How did a shaky startup that barely got its first rocket off the ground defy expectations to become the world’s leading spaceflight compa...

Rare Earth - Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe

What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this gr...

Asteroseismology for the Nonspecialist

The Secret Life of the Universe - An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life

‘A mind-altering and exhilarating read’ Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk ‘Of all the popular books on the search for life that ar...

Catastrophes and Evolution: Astronomical Foundations

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe - Space, Time, and Motion

"The most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts pulls back the veil of mystery that has too long cloaked the most valuable...

Spacetime and Geometry - An Introduction to General Relativity

Spacetime and Geometry is an introductory textbook on general relativity, specifically aimed at students. Using a lucid style, Carroll fi...

The Bermuda triangle

Polarization in Astrophysics - The infrared through the radio

Still As Bright - An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow

An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history.

Night Sky Almanac 2025 - A Stargazer's Guide

A beautiful gift for anyone interested in the night sky. Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful...

Turn Left at Orion - Hundreds of Night Sky Objects to See in a Home Telescope - and How to Find Them

With over 150,000 copies sold since its first publication, this is one of the most popular astronomy books of all time. This unique guide...

The Hatfield Lunar Atlas - Digitally Re-Mastered Edition

"The Hatfield Lunar Atlas" has become an amateur lunar observer's bible since it was first published in 1968. A major update of the atlas...

Black Holes - The Key to Understanding the Universe

By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how th...

Black Holes - The Key to Understanding the Universe

A Brief History of Time for the 21st Century At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly, not even light can escape its grasp. It...

Faint Objects and How to Observe Them

Faint Objects and How to Observe Them is for visual observers who are equipped with a 10-inch or larger astronomical telescope and who wa...

Mysteries of Mars

This book introduces the reader to the wonders of Mars, covering all aspects from our past perceptions of the planet through to the lates...

Planetary Sciences

This updated second edition takes in the latest measurements. An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences.

The Universe and Beyond

In the almost 15 years since the release of the fifth edition of The Universe and Beyond, our understanding of the universe has advanced ...

Universe - The Definitive Visual Guide

Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and bey...

Starfinder

Now with removable planisphere! Starfinder lays out the universe clearly, highlighting the signposts in the sky and explaining the cosmol...

Origins of Giant Planets, Volume 2 - Cores, atmospheres, and migration

Space - 10 Things You Should Know

This book is for anyone who wants to easily understand the mind-blowing fundamentals of our extraordinary, expanding universe. Written...

The space industry America's newest giant

A Brief Guide to Aliens - From Myth to Modern Science

Astrophysicist Adam Frank guides us through the search for extraterrestrial life and questions we stand ready to answer.

Frontiers of astronomy

A Brief Welcome to the Universe - A Pocket-Sized Tour

The Origin of (almost) Everything

Introduction by Professor Stephen Hawking. When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearl...

Einstein in Time and Space - A Life in 99 Particles

DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS. THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAIN His face is instantly recognisable. ...

The Fabric of the Cosmos - Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality

From Brian Greene, one of the world's leading physicists and author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Elegant Universe, comes a grand to...

Until the End of Time - Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

"Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vas...

A Meteorite Killed My Cow - Stuff That Happens When Space Rocks Hit Earth

This book introduces the reader to the fascinating and sometimes bizarre world of space rocks using a simple, clear layman-friendly style...

Cloudspotting for Beginners

A beautifully illustrated guide to clouds and the sky for inspiring and educating curious minds with meteorological wonder. Renowned jour...

Nuclear and Particle Physics with Cosmology, Volume 1 - Nuclear physics

Modern General Relativity - Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology

Introduces the physics of general relativity in relation to modern topics such as gamma-ray bursts, black holes, and gravitational waves.

The bible and astronomy (the Magi and the Star in the Gospel)