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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto by Alan Stern, David Grinspoon

Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

Alan Stern, David Grinspoon

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction science adventurous medium-paced
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Ninefox Gambit

The Machineries of Empire #1

Yoon Ha Lee

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
An Astronomer's Tale: A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy by Gary Fildes

An Astronomer's Tale: A Bricklayer's Guide to the Galaxy

Gary Fildes

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction biography science informative lighthearted fast-paced
Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy by Ian Ridpath

Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy

Ian Ridpath

544 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction reference science challenging informative medium-paced
A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) by Giles Sparrow

A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters)

Giles Sparrow

352 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction science challenging informative medium-paced
The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth by Elizabeth Tasker

The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth

Elizabeth Tasker

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
The Cosmic Mystery Tour: A High-Speed Journey Through Space & Time by Nicholas Mee

The Cosmic Mystery Tour: A High-Speed Journey Through Space & Time

Nicholas Mee

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
The Planets by Andrew Cohen, Brian Cox

The Planets

Wonders of Brian Cox #7

Andrew Cohen, Brian Cox

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction science adventurous informative medium-paced
The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA (Planet Picture Book, Books about Space, NASA Book) by Nirmala Nataraj

The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA (Planet Picture Book, Books about Space, NASA Book)

Nirmala Nataraj

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction science informative medium-paced
Lego Space: Building the Future by Peter Reid, Tim Goddard

Lego Space: Building the Future

Peter Reid, Tim Goddard

216 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0alpacaman's review
nonfiction reference science fiction adventurous challenging informative medium-paced