04 February 2018
Worlds Fantastic, Worlds Familiar: A Guided Tour of the Solar System
...result, those who have read a book or two on space and astronomy will probably not get much out of this one. The text, interspersed... be accessible to those already interested in space and astronomy. The glossary and index add value and should help...
29 March 2018
Mapping the Heavens
... growing up half a century ago could read a few classic astronomy texts featuring black-and-white plates from the likes of the ...dark matter”. The ‘tour’ comprises seven chapters covering astronomy and astrophysics from the “early cosmic maps”, via ...
29 March 2018
Radio Astronomer
... first discrete radio sources that, according to the author, “marked the birth of a new field – extragalactic radio astronomy”. He also had the “unusual distinction” of being the inaugural director of two new observatories, one at Caltech in the...
31 January 2020
First images of new solar telescope produces most detailed images of the Sun
... space weather just isn't there yet," said Matt Mountain president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, which manages the Inouye Solar Telescope. "Our predictions lag behind terrestrial weather by 50 years, if not more...
