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Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Moon goes around the Earth, the Earth goes around the Sun, the Sun goes around the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole. As you read this you are currently orbiting a black hole. Money might make the world go round, but black holes make the universe go round. Black holes are not just a curiosity; they are some of the most important objects for understanding how our universe works and how it came to be. And yet they are incredibly...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This concise book introduces readers in the physical sciences (and beyond) to the exciting frontier topic of dark matter - a mysterious, non-luminous form of matter in the universe that is thought to account for about 27% of the mass-energy balance in the universe. Though dark matter has not yet been directly detected, its presence is implied by the fact that gravitational effects observed in galaxies cannot be explained unless they actually contain...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Traces the efforts of an elite scientific team who tested Einstein's theory of relativity during a historic mission to photograph a black hole, addressing key questions about time, space, and the nature of the universe.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
The birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins. This book tells the remarkable story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's...
66) The practical guide to celestial navigation: step-by-step instructions for when you've lost the plot
Author
Publisher
Adlard Coles
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The practical guide to celestial navigation - know what to do step by step, understand why you're doing it, and be confident that you can put it into practice when on board."--Amazon.ca.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This illustrated narrative explains the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space"--
No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and fun than Neil deGrasse Tyson. Drawing on mythology, history, and literature—alongside his trademark wit and charm—Tyson and StarTalk senior producer Lindsey Nyx Walker bring planetary science down to Earth and principles of astrophysics within reach. In this...
70) Astronomy
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A beginner's guide to astronomy features information about the solar system as well as star maps and a monthly guide to locating the planets in the sky.
71) The Farthest
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
It is one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than twelve billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so. Slowly dying within its heart is a nuclear generator that will beat for perhaps another decade before the lights on Voyager finally go out. But this little craft will travel on for millions of years, carrying a Golden Record bearing recordings...
Publisher
Random Media
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
What if the UFO conspiracy was turned on its head? Instead the modern mythology of governments covering up UFO sightings, the military had been and still is actually encouraging it as part of their ancient cold war counterintelligence arsenal. Mirage Men draws viewers into a saucer-shaped hall of mirrors, a shadow-world where every lie contains elements of the truth, and the truth is far stranger than the UFO believers, or their detractors, would...
Publisher
Espresso Media International
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As of today, we are still sending messages to the stars: messages that, so far, have not been answered. For more than 50 years, we've been unsuccessfully searching for any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. But, the discovery of thousands of exoplanets has meant the hope of finding them is higher than ever. First contact with alien intelligence will become a reality in the future, so we must understand how to communicate. What kind of...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array, or ALMA, is a vast array of radio telescopes and the most powerful observatory of its kind. ALMA is stationed in the Atacama Desert of Chile which is one of the world's best sites for observational astronomy because of the high altitude, nearly non-existent cloud cover, dry air and lack of light pollution and radio interference due to the small populations. ALMA peers into previously hidden regions...
77) Solar Storms
Publisher
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Solar storms, eruptions from the Sun with the power of nuclear weapons, have the potential to hit earth in just two days. A direct hit would obliterate our technology, from satellites to our smart phones. We need advance warning. Follow the scientists working to help us prepare for the next big solar event.
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Summer 1969. The astronauts of Apollo 11 successfully land and walk on the moon.The crew will now quarantine for 21 days following contact with lunar material. The clock starts when the hatch is closed on the lunar surface. 3 days later they return to Earth.
Publisher
Espresso Media International
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Witness how asteroids, those rocky, mysterious celestial bodies, could become a new frontier for humanity in the near future. We are at the forefront of the modern day gold rush and Asteroids hold the key for private companies to launch into deep space. This mini-series looks at the science and engineering behind the companies leading that race.
Publisher
Random Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Visit documents humanity's first encounter with intelligent life from another world. Filmmaker Michael Madsen interviews experts who work for little-known departments and agencies inside NASA, the United Nations, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute, England's Ministry of Defense and others who are responsible for preparing for mankind's response to actual alien contact. Based on his interviews with these scenario planners...
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