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Extraterrestrial Languages
ISBN: 9780262548649
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand?
Inside the Star Factory
The Creation of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Largest and Most Powerful Space Observatory
ISBN: 9780262047906
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 17, 2023
A fascinating, ground-level backstage pass to the creation, launch, and reach of the James Webb Space Telescope.
An Infinity of Worlds
Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe
ISBN: 9780262547222
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 3, 2023
What happened before the primordial fire of the Big Bang: a theory about the ultimate origin of the universe.
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond
The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin
ISBN: 9780262547239
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
How Vera Rubin convinced the scientific community that dark matter might exist, persevering despite early dismissals of her work.
The Sounds of the Cosmos
Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy
ISBN: 9780262544948
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 28, 2023
The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision.
Stars in Your Hand
A Guide to 3D Printing the Cosmos
ISBN: 9780262544153
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 20, 2022
An illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions.
Astroquizzical
Solving the Cosmic Puzzles of Our Planets, Stars, and Galaxies: The Illustrated Edition
ISBN: 9780262046725
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 1, 2022
Exploring the family tree of the cosmos, from humans on Earth to stars and galaxies to the first atoms of the Big Bang; with striking color illustrations.
The Astronomer's Chair
A Visual and Cultural History
ISBN: 9780262045537
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 21, 2021
The astronomer's observing chair as both image and object, and the story it tells about a particular kind of science and a particular view of history.
Extraterrestrial Languages
ISBN: 9780262548649
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand?
Inside the Star Factory
The Creation of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Largest and Most Powerful Space Observatory
ISBN: 9780262047906
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 17, 2023
A fascinating, ground-level backstage pass to the creation, launch, and reach of the James Webb Space Telescope.
An Infinity of Worlds
Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe
ISBN: 9780262547222
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 3, 2023
What happened before the primordial fire of the Big Bang: a theory about the ultimate origin of the universe.
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond
The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin
ISBN: 9780262547239
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
How Vera Rubin convinced the scientific community that dark matter might exist, persevering despite early dismissals of her work.
The Sounds of the Cosmos
Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy
ISBN: 9780262544948
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 28, 2023
The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision.
Stars in Your Hand
A Guide to 3D Printing the Cosmos
ISBN: 9780262544153
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 20, 2022
An illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions.
Astroquizzical
Solving the Cosmic Puzzles of Our Planets, Stars, and Galaxies: The Illustrated Edition
ISBN: 9780262046725
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 1, 2022
Exploring the family tree of the cosmos, from humans on Earth to stars and galaxies to the first atoms of the Big Bang; with striking color illustrations.
The Astronomer's Chair
A Visual and Cultural History
ISBN: 9780262045537
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 21, 2021
The astronomer's observing chair as both image and object, and the story it tells about a particular kind of science and a particular view of history.