A Basic Guide To Astronomy, Outer Space, And Space Exploration
Consisting of three sections: Questions and Answers, Quick Facts, and A Brief History of Lunar and Planetary Exploration, this illustrated volume aims to provide answers to the frequently asked questions regarding astronomy, outer space, and space exploration. It includes a colour insert containing images of Saturn from the Cassini spacecraft.
Addresses the threats and potential benefits of asteroids. This book explains the major differences between comets and asteroids and describes what might happen should the Earth suffer a collision with either one of them.
The Best And Brightest from Four Decades of Comet Chasing
A survey of the distant yet observable objects in the night sky that takes amateur sky-watchers on a journey into deep space. Designed to be accessible for even beginners, this work offers a physical description and a discussion of each object's history and beauty, as well as a star atlas to aid in finding the objects.
The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest
Exposing the truth behind one of the most revered fictions of American history, Dark Side of the Moon explains why the American space program has been caught in a state of purposeless wandering ever since Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon.
Explains how to observe everything, from the moon to meteor showers, with binoculars and provides safety tips for viewing eclipses. This guide also includes separate sections for winter, spring, summer, and fall that give advice on what to look for and how to optimise your viewing.
The first ever detailed reference to asteroids, from their history to their classification and role in bringing metals and life to planet Earth, written at a level for general readers. It also tells the story of a unique NASA mission to one asteroid, Bennu, and how a spacecraft collected material from its surface and returned it to Earth.
Who knows what Brian May was thinking when he wrote ""We Will Rock You"" for Queen? As a lifelong astrophysics aficionado, he may have been thinking about the origins of the universe. He's certainly been thinking about it lately. May, a freshly minted astrophysics Ph.D., joins forces with legendary astronomer Patrick Moore and astrophysicist ......
Our vast solar system is made up of galaxies, stars, planets, moons and much more. Discover Earth’s place as one of eight planets in orbit around the sun.
People have been inspired by the colourful shifting lights of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis for thousands of years, with modern-day adventurers travelling to aurora hotspots in the hope of getting a glimpse of them.
