An astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the world's most innovative planetary geologists.In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon. Even in their...
SCIENCE / Space Science
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Author:Varol, Ozan O.Summary:You don't have to be a rocket scientist to think like one. Ozan Varol reveals nine simple strategies from rocket science that you can use to make your own giant leaps in work and life. Those who can tackle complex and unfamiliar...
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Author:Dye, PaulSummary:Paul Dye, NASA's longest-serving Flight Director, examines the split-second decisions that the directors and astronauts were forced to make in a field where mistakes are unthinkable, where errors led to the loss of national...
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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:Berger, EricSummary:
SpaceX has grown rapidly in the past decade, but this would not have been possible without SpaceX's first four flight tests. Drawing on exclusive interviews with dozens of former and current employees, including Elon Musk, Eric...
- Author:Bednar, Danny, Harrison, T. N.Summary:
July 20, 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin left humanity's first footprints on the Moon. The plaque they left behind reads, "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July...
- Author:Teitel, Amy ShiraSummary:
This is the mostly unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb--two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and...
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Mars has been the subject of endless fascination and wide-ranging theories throughout history. This audiobook traces Scientific American's coverage of the observation and exploration of Mars.
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In the two decades since astronomers first discovered the existence of a planet outside of our solar system, "exoplanetology" has become the hottest specialty in astrophysics. To date, more than one thousand exoplanets have...
