Galaxies and stars

The enormous facts about our solar system can make your head spin!

This up-to-date reference on stellar populations and development models includes coverage of distant galaxies, chemical evolution and supernovae.

Embark on a journey to get closer to the sun than you ever have before.

This book is an important resource to all those interested in the history of modern astronomy and visual deep-sky observing.

This volume provides the first self-contained treatment of the structure, stability and oscillations of rotating neutron stars.

Mars is an exciting place, with deserts, volcanoes, and winds that kick up giant dust storms!

A complete guide to observing the Messier Objects.

Answers to some of the most intriguing questions now being asked about black holes.

Did you know that astronauts work on Earth and in space to study places beyond our planet's atmosphere?

Describes how stars respond to microscopic physics, from formation, through hydrogen-burning phases, up to the onset of helium burning.

How long does it take to get into outer space?

An introduction to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence through the lens of Fermi''s paradox, discussing methodology and potential solutions.

This book surveys our understanding of stars which change in brightness because they pulsate.

Did you know scientists perform hundreds of experiments in space each year?

Black holes, once just fascinating theoretical predictions of how gravity warps space-time according to Einstein's theory, are now generally accepted as astrophysical realities, formed by post-supernova collapse, or as supermassive black holes mysteriously found at the cores of most galaxies, powering active galactic nuclei, the most powerful objects in the universe.

Known as the red planet, Mars is the closest planet to the sun.

Is there life on other planets?

Have you ever stared into the night sky, full of stars and planets?

Does the universe circle around Earth?

'Bite-sized, cutting edge science delivered with enormous enthusiasm - all you need to travel the cosmos' CHRIS LINTOTT 'A lot of astrophysics is packed into this neat little book .

Desde la Gran Mancha Roja hasta sus famosas lunas, el planeta más grande de nuestro sistema solar, Júpiter, es una verdadera maravilla.

The universe is full of space phenomena, such as dark matter, dark energy, and the beginning of the universe.

An insider''s view of how the massive black hole was discovered at the Galactic Center.

What's longer than a football field, weighs more than 450 cars, yet flies miles above Earth's surface?

Accretion disks in compact stellar systems containing white dwarfs, neutron stars or black holes are the principal laboratory for understanding the role of accretion disks in a wide variety of environments from proto-stars to quasars.

If standard gravitational theory is correct, then most of the matter in the universe is in an unidentified form which does not emit enough light to have been detected by current instrumentation.

A thought provoking study of the powerful impact of images in guiding astronomers'' understanding of galaxies through time.

'Sarah Cruddas is a gifted writer and Look Up is an inspired book.

Written by a carefully selected consortium of researchers working in the field, this book fills the gap for an up-to-date summary of the observational and theoretical status.

Most elements are synthesized, or "e;cooked"e;, by thermonuclear reactions in stars.

Planisphere and Starfinder is a practical guide to finding your way around the night sky.

Este planeta frío y gigante puede estar alejado, pero los científicos saben mucho sobre él y se esfuerzan por descubrir aún más.

From the Great Red Spot to its famous moons, the biggest planet in our solar system, Jupiter, is truly a marvel.

The Orion spacecraft is what astronauts call home during space travel.

How can robots help us explore space?

Stars decorate our sky every night, but we're still learning things about how they form and what they're made of.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!

Fesselnde Wissenschaft der weltweit renommierten Astrophysikerin Lisa Kaltenegger- Bestes Wissenschaftsbuch 2024 DER SPIEGEL- Ausgezeichnet mit der Lise-Meitner-Lecture 2024 und dem Polarsternpreis 2024 des Österreichischen Weltraum Forums.

Scientists have sent messages into space hoping that aliens will find them.

Einleitend wird das Thema „Astrophysik seit 1900“ umrissen und die Entwicklung vom Ende des 19.

Have you ever wanted to explore the Milky Way?

There can be little doubt now that 90-99% of the Universe comprises dark matter.

Offers descriptions and observational details of the night sky''s most interesting double stars for amateur astronomers of all levels.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go into outer space?

Up-to-date scientific information will engage readers as they learn about Venus.

In this lively and informative book, beginning readers will be introduced to the physical characteristics of stars - as well as the major stars in our solar system.

Efforts to uncover the explosion mechanism of core collapse supernovae and to understand all of their associated phenomena have been ongoing for nearly four decades.

Did you know that Neptune is the windiest planet in the solar system?

Landing spacecraft on Mars is difficult and risky.