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Book Review

Posted on September 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Rich Sherman Title: Under Alien Skies Author: Philip Plait Ph.D.  Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication Date: May 2024 Grade:  B+ Hardback $16.04, Paperback $16.38 on Amazon Total Pages: 336 This is a fun book. The author takes … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on August 6, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario Title: The Allure of the MultiverseAuthor: Paul HalpernPublisher: Basic Books, New YorkPublication Date: January 2024Total Pages: 320 In The Allure of the Multiverse, the author physicist Paul Halpern begins to describe the early ideas of the infinite cosmos … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario Title: For The Love Of Mars: The Human History Of The Red PlanetAuthor: Matthew ShindellPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, ChicagoPublication Date: 2023Total Pages: 248 National Air and Space Museum curator and science historian Matthew Shindell describes … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on April 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario Title: Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed The Planet, Guided Evolution, And Made Us Who We Are Author: Rebecca Boyle Publisher: Random House, New York, NY Publication Date: 2024 Total Pages: 336 Science journalist and author … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on March 3, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario Title: Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe Author: Philip Plait, PhD Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY Publication Date: 2023 Total Pages: 336 How many of us have read tour guides … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews

Posted on December 8, 2023 by ST Editors

by Richard Sherman Astrophysics for People in A Hurry by Neil deGrasse TysonPublished 2017Grade: AHardback $9.99 on Amazon224 pages Okay, so it’s not a new book but with the holidays right around the corner “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” … Continue reading →

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