Gives an account of events before and after Man walked on the Moon. This book also contains behind-the-scene descriptions from insiders that are hard to believe, but which fill the gaps in space history.
Helps you discover the wonders of the night sky and learn how to find the star patterns that have inspired the myths and storytelling of cultures of the past. This book talks about the gods and goddesses of Rome, Greece and Mesopotamia, and shows how they found their way into the many constellations that dominate the ever-changing northern sky.
Women Astronauts is a fun, inspirational book for girls, young women and anyone interested in space exploration and what it's like to be an astronaut. It contains biographies and color photos of all of the living women astronauts from around the world. Includes bonus CD-ROM.
Includes reviews that cover a range of cluster of galaxies topics. This title covers the advances being made in analytical or numerical modeling of clusters, weak and strong lensing effects, and the large scale structure as traced by clusters.
Highlights special objects of interest on every night of the year. This book talks about the history of the constellations, double stars, nebulae, the Moon, planets, even the asteroids.
Looks at dark matter and dark energy of the Universe.
This large-format map shows more than 500 physical features - craters, seas, mountain ranges, peaks, valleys and rilles and the landing sites of unmanned and manned spacecraft. There are tips on observation, explanations of the moons phases, and a small map of the dark side of the moon.
If you have an interest in understandin the universe, this book is a good place to start; it covers everything from atomic physics to astronomy, with colourful graphics and easy to understand text.
Readers will gain the most comprehensive view available on what President Bush's new space vision will do for human exploration of the Solar System-and how nearly everything NASA does will change as a result.
Presents numerous illustrations of the observed variability of cataclysmic variable stars. This text provides a clear explanation and thorough overview of this phenomena at a level accessible to the advanced amateur or undergraduate student.
Guide to stargazing in the southwest. Includes sky charts of stars and constellations and native skylore related to them.
This title is a general astronomy reference covering all fields of astronomy including practical advice.
A fascinating examination of the possibility of time travel and the scientific breakthrough that may make it happen.