Nonfiction Astronomy

One of TIME’s Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade "Meet the new Stephen Hawking . . . The Order of Time is a dazzling book." --The Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander comes a concise, elegant...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As you read these words, copies of you are being created. Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist and one of this world’s most celebrated writers on science, rewrites the history of 20th century physics. Already hailed as a masterpiece, Something Deeply Hidden...

The New York Times bestseller from the author of The Order of Time and Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander “One of the year’s most entrancing books about science.”—The Wall Street Journal “Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics...

Science Concepts Explained for Non-Scientists: Clear Guides to How the World Works Astronomy Explained for Non-Scientists: How the Universe Works From Stars and Planets to Space and Time is a clear, engaging guide designed for curious readers who want to understand the universe without advanced math, technical jargon, or a science background. Written in an accessible and concept focused style, this book explains how astronomers study space, what they have discovered about stars, planets, galaxies, and the cosmos, and how we know what we know. It transforms astronomy from an intimidating ...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * AN NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, THE ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY,and THE GUARDIAN From the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Green and one of the most dynamic stars in...

A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind from the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce “Riveting, spellbinding, astounding on every page…Captures the majesty and...

This audiobook is read by the author and includes historical audio footage from and about the US space program. If there are places in your heart and corners of your mind that feel just as deep and dark and inaccessible as outer space, this book is for you. Fight as you may, unearthing the...

An entertaining tour of the seemingly simple formula guiding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence Cloudy with a Chance of Starships takes listeners on an irreverent expedition through the marvelous world of astrobiology, using as a guide the most important equation in science since E=mc2...

Winner of the National Book Award This bestselling, groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing. The Arctic is a perilous place. Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry Lopez...

An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges. What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand...

Start with a number, because the number is the only honest place to start. The Sun accounts for 99.8 percent of the Solar System's mass. Everything else — every planet, every moon, every comet, and the world you are standing on — fits inside the remaining two-tenths of one percent. This is the Solar System's own account of itself, told in its own voice: dry, precise, and candid about the fact that it understood none of its own history until human beings worked it out and told it. What this book covers: How a rock becomes a clock — and how meteorites date the Solar System to 4.567 ...

This program features an introduction and epilogue read by the author. "In the grand tradition of Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson, we now have a new tour guide to the cosmos."―Charles Cockell, Professor of Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh "Absorbing, informative, and entertaining...

This book will change your perspective on the universe and expand your mind with its condensed breakdown of the most profound mysteries in physics and cosmology. From the nature of dark matter and dark energy to the origins of life, this book delves into the most fundamental questions of our existence, guiding readers through the latest research and discoveries in the field. Through captivating storytelling and thought-provoking discussions, this book will ignite a passion for science and inspire readers to join in the quest for knowledge. Uncover the secrets of the universe and gain a ...

Welcome to "A-Z Alphabet, Astronomy & 'I Am' Affirmations for Kids." This journey combines cosmic exploration with self-empowerment, guiding children through an adventure of learning and affirmation.

The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of its resulting in one more planet...

WITH PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT Moon dust smells like spent gunpowder. The astronauts who smelled it could not explain why. Every fact is drawn from academic research and documented institutional data. This True Verified Facts book delivers 500+ answers about the Moon, from its violent birth to the cities we may one day build on it, written to educate, entertain, and give you something worth sharing. Inside This Book: The lava tubes beneath the surface are wide enough to swallow an entire city Why the Moon drifts farther from Earth each year, quietly stretching the length of our days The ...

One of us is enormous. The rest of us are rounding errors. The Solar System has been here for four and a half billion years. It was present for all of it — the collapse, the fire, the crashing, the long slow settling. And it understood almost none of it. Then something opened its eyes on the third planet and started asking questions. This is the Solar System's own story, told in its own voice — warm, funny, and endlessly curious about the strange species that finally figured out where it came from and told it. Inside, young readers will find out: Why Earth has a Moon, and why that was ...

Explore the curiosities of our galaxy with this comprehensive, digestible guide to astronomy! Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of outer space with tedious discourse that even Galileo would oppose. Astronomy 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead...

Sixteen times the sky went dark in the afternoon, and the world changed. For most of history a total solar eclipse arrived without warning: day turned to night, the stars came out at noon, and no one knew whether the Sun would return. With the next total eclipses already drawing chasers around the world, Solar Eclipses tells the sixteen times that sudden shadow halted a battle, terrified an emperor, or opened the door to a discovery. From Thales of Miletus, who by legend stopped a war in 585 BC, to the 1919 expedition that used an eclipse to prove the Sun's gravity bends starlight and hand ...

Have you ever looked at the stars and wished you could see them up close? Prepare for an adventure to the edge of the universe with "The Ultimate Telescope," a book that reveals the secrets of the incredible James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)! This guide to astronomy for children makes learning about the most powerful space observatory ever built a fun and awe-inspiring journey. Discover how the JWST's giant, golden mirror, made of 18 honeycomb-shaped pieces, is designed to catch light from the most distant objects in the cosmos. Learn about its superpower: seeing in infrared light, which ...