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• Out of This World and Into the Next

  a Physicist's Guide to Space Exploration

  Marais, Adriana,

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  This is a theoretical physicist's grand tour of how life emerged on Earth and, perhaps most importantly, how human civilization will begin expanding beyond our home planet.

• The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions

  Vaudo, Ersilia,

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  An astrophysicist's reflection on how shifts in perspective have transformed our understanding of the cosmos.

• Space Oddities

  the Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

  Cliff, Harry (Harry Victor),

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  An eye-opening account of the inexplicable phenomena that science has only recently glimpsed, and that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality.

• Deep Space

  Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time

  Schilling, Govert,

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  Govert Schilling explores the mysteries of space that lie beyond our solar system on this mind-bending trip to nebulae, galaxies, black holes, and the edge of the observable universe.

• The Ultimate Interplanetary Travel Guide

  a Futuristic Journey Through the Cosmos

  Bell, Jim, 1965-

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  This visually spectacular book brings you closer to an interplanetary voyage than ever before! Following in the footsteps of Jim Bell's successful The Space Book, Mars 3-D, and Moon 3-D, this large-format volume offers space enthusiasts an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Solar System

  a Visual Exploration of All the Planets, Moons, and Other Heavenly Bodies That Orbit Our Sun

  Chown, Marcus,

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  A guide to the solar system provides a photographic tour of its eight planets, as well as asteroids and comets, and presents its history from its birth to the present.

• Cosmos

  Possible Worlds

  Druyan, Ann, 1949-

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  Cosmos: Possible Worlds travels through more than 14 billion years of cosmic evolution and into an astonishing future where probes travel by light beams to distant stars, helping us solve enduring mysteries of our origins and dream toward an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Meteorite

  How Stones From Outer Space Made Our World

  Gregory, Tim (Geologist),

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  In Meteorite, geologist Tim Gregory shows that beneath the charred crusts of these celestial stones lies a staggering diversity of rock types

• Space Exploration

  a History in 100 Objects

  Odenwald, Sten F.,

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  From Galileo's telescope to the International Space Station - a stunningly photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration, examining iconic objects from Sputnik to Skylab and their effect on what we know and how we think about space.

• Hubble's Universe

  Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images

  Dickinson, Terence,

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  Building on the first edition, this book features 330 high resolution celestial portraits selected by bestselling astronomy writer Terence Dickinson, a four-page fold-out of the Andromeda Galaxy and an illuminating narrative that brings to life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vacation Guide to the Solar System

  Koski, Olivia,

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  Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated guide to traveling in our solar system.

• Stars & Planets

  the Complete Guide to the Stars, Constellations, and the Solar System

  Ridpath, Ian,

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  In this newly updated and expanded edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and professional astronomers alike with the most informative, user-friendly,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Planets

  Photographs From the Archives of NASA

  Nataraj, Nirmala

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  The Planets features more than 200 stunning photographs of our solar system from the archives of NASA, each paired with a detailed caption

• What We See in the Stars

  An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky

  Oseid, Kelsey,

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  An illustrated guide to the heavens combines the myths, historic significance, and various interpretations of objects seen in the night sky, including the recognized constellations, meteors, eclipses, planets, and moons.

• A Space Traveller's Guide to the Solar System

  Thompson, Mark (Astronomer),

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  An eye-opening and provocative tour of our solar system, from one of Britain's celebrated astronomists.

• How to Read the Solar System

  a Guide to the Stars and Planets

  North, Chris (Chris E.)

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  This book looks at all the major players, including our more familiar neighbors - the Sun, the planets and their moons - the occasional visitors to our planet - asteroids, meteors and comets - as well as distant stars and what might be beyond our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hubble Cosmos

  25 Years of New Vistas in Space

  DeVorkin, David H., 1944-

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  This color-illustrated work for general readers and students in late middle school and up features explosive images of galaxies and other heavenly forms from the Hubble Space Telescope over the past 25 years.