Astronomy

Popular science account of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It tells about methods of searching for extraterrestrial civilizations, about experi...

Talks about amateur observations of the Sun. Current problems in the physics of the Sun and solar-terrestrial connections are considered, to the solution of ...

The Islamic scientific tradition has been described many times in accounts of Islamic civilization and general histories of science, with most authors tra...

John Brockman brings together the world’s best-known physicists and science writers—including Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winners Murray Ge...

The epic, behind-the-scenes story of an astounding gap in our scientific knowledge of the cosmos.

In the past few years, a handful of scientists ha...

The contentious history of the idea of the black hole—the most fascinating and bizarre celestial object in the heavens

For more than half a century...

This book will introduce you to one of the most fascinating sciences - astronomy. Since ancient times, people have wondered: what is the Universe? Since anci...

In this fascinatingVery Short Introduction, popular science writer John Gribben tells the story of our growing understanding of galaxies, from the days be...

The fun and easy way to explore the night sky

Do you know the difference between a red giant and a white dwarf? From asteroids to black holes, this...

John Gribbin's The Universe: A Biography explores the story of our cosmos, from the mystery of its origins to how scientists think it might end.

Ho...

Black holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. This Very Short Introduction, addresses a variety of questions, i...

The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.

What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the univers...