Now for the first time Scott Hubbard tells the complete story of how he fashioned this program, describing both the technical and political forces involved and bringing to life the national and international cast of characters engaged in this monumental endeavor. Blending the ex…
An anthology about Pluto, encompassing astronomy, mythology, psychology, and astrology with original essays and excerpts of classic required reading about our most famous dwarf planet
Former NASA astrophysicist Jeanne Cavelos examines the scientific possibility of the fantastical world of Star Wars. She explains to non-technical readers how the course of science might soon intersect with such fantasies as interstellar travel, robots capable of thought and emo…
The story of exoplanets, planets orbiting stars outside of our solar system
Nobody really knows what happened to the Frontrunners, the ancient race who created the most advanced technology the universe has seen. Now worshipped by the Covenant as gods, the Frontrunners mysteriously vanished from existence ages ago. This is the story of their decline.
Are you recording? Good. Because my memory is failing rapidly. I doubt I'll be able to finish the story. Once, on my birth-world, a world I knew as Erde-Tyrene, and which now is called Earth, my name was Chakas ...
Mars is a small world with a big reputation. This book follows our longstanding love affair with this bewildering world, from the first stargazers, to the imaginings of science-fiction writers and film-makers, to the latest images and discoveries from orbiting spacecraft and rob…
