Check out our collection of books about space!
Space Exploration—A History in 100 Objects
This is no ordinary space book.
Within the pages of this eclectic pop-history, scientist and educator Sten Odenwald at NASA examines 100 objects that forever altered what we know and how we think about the cosmos.
The Planets are Very, Very, Very Far Away
The solar system unfolds before your eyes in this cheeky, myth-busting book (grounded in real math)!
Seven double-gatefold pages open out not once but twice, capturing our planetary neighbors at scale. A hundred-billion-to-one scale is not nearly small enough to fit our solar system into a book (or onto a soccer field)! How small do we need to go? Unfold the spreads to find out . . .
The Story of the Universe in 100 Stars
These 100 amazing stars shine a light on astronomy’s greatest hits and their enduring impact on our culture.
Astronomer Florian Freistetter’s short, easy-to-read profiles not only invite you to gaze into the past and future of the universe, they introduce a stellar cast of scientists who came before. Enjoy your journey through the cosmos!
Or, preorder 100 Stars That Explain the Universe, publishing October 3rd.
Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut
From female astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, currently aboard the International Space Station for the second time as the lead of the United States Orbital Segment—an intimate account of her first journey to the stars, praised by Scott Kelly for its “incredible detail and great writing.”
Cristoforetti’s story reveals what it really takes to escape our planet’s gravity in pursuit of a goal.
Actor and bestselling science writer Ben Miller takes readers to the cutting edge of one of the greatest questions of all: Is there life beyond Earth?
The Aliens Are Coming! is a refreshingly clear, hugely entertaining guide to the search for alien life. Miller makes the case that our growing understanding of life itself will help us predict whether it exists elsewhere, what it might look like, and when we might find it.
The Shortest History of Our Universe
A complete history of the universe, spanning 13.8 billion years in an ultra-accessible, uncommonly illuminating, exhilarating chronicle of key events.
In this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest-possible time span—from the Big Bang to the present day—in an astonishingly concise retelling. Baker’s grand view offers the clearest picture of what may come next—and the role we can still play in our planet’s fate.
Moon Calendar Card (40 or 5-pack)
See every beautiful moon of 2024 with Kim Long’s classic and handy Moon Calendar Card. This is the 42nd edition of Long’s classic Moon Calendar, the first of its kind and a fan favorite since 1982. With a graphic, at-a-glance 2024 lunar calendar on the front and easy-to-read, detailed data provided by the US Naval Observatory on the reverse, this handy card is a fun reminder to tack up by your desk or in your garden shed.
Also available for 2023!
