This groundbreaking book demonstrates that between the results of the 1976 Viking I lander and the latest scientific discoveries - from fertile Martian soil to microbe-ridden meteorites - there is a powerful case for life on the Red...
SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics
- Author:Schulze-Makuch, DirkSummary:
- Author:David, Leonard, Aldrin, BuzzSummary:
Legendary "space statesman" Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. He has a vision, and in this book he plots out the path he proposes--one...
- Author:Darling, DavidSummary:
Celebrate the year of the Mayan Apocalypse in style with Megacatastrophes!, as Dr. David Darling and Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch delve into the amazing science of the end of the world. Could it be the asteroid hurtling towards us from outer...
- Author:Simon, William L., Manning, RobSummary:
Despite our enduring quest for knowledge, we have yet to discover if life exists anywhere else in the universe. Ten years and billions of dollars in the making, the Mars rover Curiosity is poised to answer this question. Here, the...
- Author:Dartnell, LewisSummary:
Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is now one of the hottest areas of both popular science and serious academic research, fusing biology, chemistry, astrophysics, and geology. In this masterful...
- Author:Trefil, James, Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:
Neil deGrasse Tyson and physicist James Trefil explore the big questions that humanity has been posing for millennia--How did life begin? What is our place in the universe? Are we alone?--and provide answers based on the most current...