Popular astronomy & space books

More than 30 years ago, Frank White coined the term ‘Overview Effect’ to describe the cognitive shift in awareness...  Read More >>

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Größer, schneller, heißer – das Buch der kosmischen Rekorde Im Universum herrschen extreme Verhältnisse. Im Weltraum...  Read More >>

This is the largest and most comprehensive atlas of the universe ever created for amateur astronomers. It provides...  Read More >>

This treatise on the astrolabe by the Alexandrian scholar John Philoponos includes the earliest preserved description...  Read More >>

Starting from Mars outward this concise handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets...  Read More >>

Here is an excellent collection of easy projects to build on a budget, with detailed diagrams, material lists, and...  Read More >>

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The bubbles were swirling all around me, massaging my body. As I luxuriated in this fantastic bath, I gasped realizing...  Read More >>

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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) represents one of the most significant crossroads at which the...  Read More >>

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Widely regarded as a leading historian of the planet Mars, Sheehan has not only meticulously compared and corrected...  Read More >>

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This is a book on planets: Solar system planets and dwarf planets. And planets outside our solar system – exoplanets....  Read More >>

As our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri...  Read More >>

The outer Solar System is rich in resources and may be the best region in which to search for life beyond Earth....  Read More >>

This book is an amateur astronomer’s guide to the mythology and symbolism associated with the celestial bodies in...  Read More >>

This Second Edition of Sun, Earth and Sky updates the popular text by providing comprehensive accounts of the most...  Read More >>

As new discoveries complicate the scientific picture of the universe, the evolving theories about the nature of...  Read More >>

Sie führt zur ""Creatio Continua"", in der Gott, überzeitlich und jederzeit, die gesamte Schöpfung von ihrem Anfang...  Read More >>

The second edition of Stephen James O'Meara's celebrated guide to the Messier Objects features improved star charts,...  Read More >>

Here, Susanna Hislop – writer and stargazer – and Hannah Waldron – international artist – leap between centuries,...  Read More >>

What is our place in the 14-billion-year history of the universe? This book tells the epic story of the universe...  Read More >>

Here are clear explanations of how to make superb astronomical deep-sky images using only a DSLR or webcam and an...  Read More >>