Stay starstruck this November with Princeton’s spell-binding collection of books on astronomy, including the brand-new Hidden in the Heavens, a NASA insider’s account of the Kepler mission and its bewildering discoveries. Take some time to learn from women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy in The Sky Is for Everyone. Then it’s time to pack your bags to go Back to the Moon, one scientist’s inspiring vision, and onward to explore the real science behind interstellar expeditions in A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars. Your holiday gift list won’t be complete without touring the most spectacular sights in astronomy as observed in Welcome to the Universe in 3D, the New York Times bestseller from Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, and Robert J. Vanderbei.
Princeton titles make stellar choices for holiday or donor gifts, book clubs, and to share with astronomy club members. For information on ordering and available discounts, email Barbara_Tonetti@press.princeton.edu.
Price:$29.95
ISBN:9780691242477
Published (US):Oct 29, 2024
Copyright:2024
Pages:272
Size:6.13 x 9.25 in.
Illus:8 page color insert + 4 b/w illus.
Main_subject:Physics & Astronomy
An insider’s account of the NASA mission that changed our understanding of planets, planetary systems, and the stars they orbit.
Jason Steffen, a former scientist on NASA’s Kepler mission, offers a unique, inside account of the work of the Kepler science team, mapping the progress of the mission from the launch of the rocket that carried Kepler into space to the revelations of the data that began to flow to the supercomputer back at NASA—evidence of strange new worlds unlike anything found in our own solar system.
Price:$19.95
ISBN:9780691253916
Published: Oct 31, 2023
Pages:504
Size:5.25 x 8 in.
Illus:72 b/w illus.
Main_subject: Physics & Astronomy
An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globe.
Trimble and Weintraub bring together essays by women who reached for the stars in this uplifting anthology. . . . Filled with moving testimonies and awe-inspiring discoveries, this is a wonderful tribute to the joys of science and the tough road many women had on the way to forging their careers.
Price:$29.95
ISBN:9780691215235
Published: Nov 1, 2022
Copyright:2022
Pages:304
Size:5.5 x 8.5 in.
Illus:10 b/w illus.
Main_subject: Physics & Astronomy
A scientist’s inspiring vision of our return to the Moon as humanity’s next thrilling step in space exploration.
Just over half a century since Neil Armstrong first stepped foot on the lunar surface, a new space race to the Moon is well underway and rapidly gaining momentum. Laying out a vision for the next fifty years, Back to the Moon is astrophysicist Joseph Silk’s persuasive and impassioned case for putting scientific discovery at the forefront of lunar exploration.
Price:$22.95
ISBN:9780691215471
Published: July 11, 2023
Copyright:2023
Pages:304
Size:5.5 x 8.5 in.
Illus:16 page color insert. 37 b/w illus.
Main_subject: Physics & Astronomy
A concise and accessible introduction to exoplanets that explains the cutting-edge science behind recent discoveries
In The Little Book of Exoplanets, Princeton astrophysicist Joshua Winn offers a brief and engaging introduction to the search for exoplanets and the cutting-edge science behind recent findings. In doing so, he chronicles the dawn of a new age of discovery—one that has rapidly transformed astronomy and our broader understanding of the universe.
Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton 