Astronomy, space and time

Cosmic Origins tells the story of how physicists and astronomers have struggled for more than a century to understand the beginnings of our universe, from its origins in the Big Bang to the modern day.

This book includes a selection of reviewed and enhanced contributions presented at the SpaceOps 2021, the 16th International Conference on Space Operations, held virtually in May 2021.

The book is based on the author's PhD thesis, which deals with the concept of time in quantum gravity and its relevance for the physics of the early Universe.

Wohin wird die kosmische Reise gehen?

This is a hands-on guide for both the budding astronomer in need of a mentor and the seasoned observer who wants to learn how to effectively share their knowledge with newcomers.

This book is a collection of contributions covering the major subjects in numerical simulation of space and astrophysical plasma.

This book discusses how the increased emanation of radon and other gases from the Earth's crust in the vicinity of active tectonic faults triggers a chain of physical processes and chemical reactions in the atmospheric boundary layer and the Earth's ionosphere over an earthquake area several days/hours before strong seismic shocks occur.

This is the comprehensive story of NASA's pioneering Mars 2020 mission, which at this moment continues to break ground on the surface of the Red Planet.

Powerful solar explosions, such as flares and coronal mass ejections, greatly disturb the electromagnetic environment around the Earth and the atmosphere.

This volume addresses the history and epistemology of early modern cosmology.

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.

In this book, Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from a technological perspective.

If you think the future is a mystery, think again.

Astrophysics is often -with some justification - regarded as incomprehensible without the use of higher mathematics.

This book provides a remarkable and complete survey of important questions at the interface between theoretical particle physics and cosmology.

Written by expert researchers, this book covers all the major aspects of research in Jupiter's moon Io, from the interior to its space environment.

* Un viaje por las constelaciones para conocer los progresos de los grandes astrónomos del pasado, las interpretaciones más o menos fantasiosas de los fenómenos celestes y el avance del conocimiento del universo a través de quienes convirtieron su estudio en su razón de vivir.

- El cosmos de cristal de los antiguos griegos, el mar sobre el cielo de la Edad Media, los mensajes secretos ocultos en la luz de las estrellas.

Written by expert researchers, this book covers all the major aspects of research in Jupiter's moon Io, from the interior to its space environment.

In 2017, over 200 million Americans witnessed the spectacular total eclipse of the Sun, and the 2024 eclipse is expected to draw even larger crowds.

This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15th Century Age of Discovery onward.

This book treats the subject of gravitational waves (GWs) production in binary stars or black-holes and in the early universe, using tools of quantum field theory which are familiar to graduate students and researchers in particle physics.

The first and only atlas of physical double stars, with charts by celestial cartographer Wil Tirion.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Almost everything we know about the Universe has come from studying the messages carried by light from outer space.

In 2017, over 200 million Americans witnessed the spectacular total eclipse of the Sun, and the 2024 eclipse is expected to draw even larger crowds.

This books presents a brief review of modern concepts of the Sun-Earth problem and proposed physical mechanisms of solar-terrestrial relations (STR).

This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15th Century Age of Discovery onward.

This book treats the subject of gravitational waves (GWs) production in binary stars or black-holes and in the early universe, using tools of quantum field theory which are familiar to graduate students and researchers in particle physics.

Thousands of years ago, humans believed that Earth was the center of the universe, that the world they lived on was all there was.

This volume is one of the most significant results of the conference "e;Science-Technology Synergy for Research in Marine Environment: Challenges for the XXI Century"e; held in Erice and Ustica, Italy, September 1999.

A perfect book for anyone wishing to learn more about our local star, eclipses and the Northern LightsThe Sun is incredibly dynamic and shrouded in mystery, despite its apparent unchanging appearance in the daytime sky.

This catalog is the first in-depth investigation of comets that were reported since the 17th century, but not confirmed and subsequently lost.

En este álbum ilustrado de no ficción Seth Fishman busca hacernos pensar en toda clase de números, desde los más inimaginablemente grandes hasta uno de los más únicos e importantes (al menos para nosotros): el 1.

The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe.

El libro Estudios caldasianos: Ciencia y nación.

This catalog is the first in-depth investigation of comets that were reported since the 17th century, but not confirmed and subsequently lost.

Descubre todos los secretos (y un montón de curiosidades) del sistema solar en este espectacular álbum ilustrado de la colección Los Exploradores del Espacio.

This book provides a concise introduction to the physics of gravitational waves.

Did an enormous collision in the Asteroid Belt, orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter, bombard Earth with meteorites 470 million years ago?

Aimed at students, faculty and professionals in the aerospace field, this book provides practical information on the development, analysis, and control of a single and/or multiple spacecraft in space.

A glass is disordered material like a viscous liquid and behaves mechanically like a solid.

Do you wonder how the sun and stars work and what are subatomic particles ?

Space Science and Public Engagement: 21st Century Perspectives and Opportunities critically examines the many dimensions of public engagement with space science by exploring case studies that show a spectrum of public engagement formats, ranging from the space science community's efforts to communicate developments to the public, to citizenry attempting to engage with space science issues.

Basic Physics of Nanoscience: Traditional Approaches and New Aspects at the Ultimate Level deals with the description of properties at the Nano level and self-organizing quantum processes of Nano systems.

The Trans-Neptunian Solar System is a timely reference highlighting the state-of-the-art in current knowledge on the outer solar system.

Big Data in Radio Astronomy: Scientific Data Processing for Advanced Radio Telescopes provides the latest research developments in big data methods and techniques for radio astronomy.

Ultraviolet Astronomy and the Quest for the Origin of Life addresses the use of astronomical observations in the ultraviolet range to better understand the generation of complex, life-precursor molecules.

Heat Transport and Energetics of the Earth and Rocky Planets provides a better understanding of the interior of the Earth by addressing the processes related to the motion of heat in large bodies.

Experiments in Reduced Gravity: Sediment Settling on Mars is the first book to be published that reflects experiments conducted on Martian geomorphology in reduced gravity.