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  • Stardust Final Conference

    Advances in Asteroids and Space Debris Engineering and Science

    Edited by Massimiliano Vasile, Edmondo Minisci, Leopold Summerer, Peter McGinty ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    Space debris and asteroid impacts pose a very real, very near-term threat to Earth. In order to help study and mitigate these risks, the Stardust program was formed in 2013. This training and research network was devoted to developing and mastering techniques such as removal, deflection, exploitation, and tracking. This book is a collection of many of the topics addressed at the Final Stardust ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

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  • On the Shores of Titan's Farthest Sea

    A Scientific Novel

    by Michael Carroll ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Titan is practically a planet in its own right, with a diameter similar to that of Mercury, methane rainstorms, organic soot and ethane seas. All of the most detailed knowledge on the moon's geology, volcanology, meteorology, marine sciences and chemistry are gathered together here to paint a factually accurate hypothetical future of early human colonization on this strange world.The views from ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

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  • Alien Seas

    Oceans in Space

    Edited by Michael Carroll, Rosaly Lopes ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Oceans were long thought to exist in all corners of the Solar System, from carbonated seas percolating beneath the clouds of Venus to features on the Moon's surface given names such as "the Bay of Rainbows” and the "Ocean of Storms." With the advent of modern telescopes and spacecraft exploration these ancient concepts of planetary seas have, for the most part, evaporated. But they have been ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Dawn of Small Worlds

    Dwarf Planets, Asteroids, Comets

    by Michael Moltenbrey ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book gives a detailed introduction to the thousands and thousands of smaller bodies in the solar system. Written for interested laymen, amateur astronomers and students it describes the nature and origin of asteroids, dwarf planets and comets, and gives detailed information about their role in the solar system. The author nicely reviews the history of small-world-exploration and describes ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Intelligent Life in the Universe

    Principles and Requirements Behind Its Emergence

    by Peter Ulmschneider ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book addresses all scientists and others interested in the origins, development and fate of intelligent species in the observable part of our universe. In particular, the author scrutinizes what kind of information about extraterrestrial intelligent life can be inferred from our own biological, cultural and scientific evolution and the likely future of mankind. The first part of the book ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Living Among Giants

    Exploring and Settling the Outer Solar System

    by Michael Carroll ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    The outer Solar System is rich in resources and may be the best region in which to search for life beyond Earth. In fact, it may ultimately be the best place for Earthlings to set up permanent abodes. This book surveys the feasibility of that prospect, covering the fascinating history of exploration that kicks off our adventure into the outer Solar System.Although other books provide surveys of ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Australia's Little Space Travellers

    The Flight Shaped Tektites of Australia

    by Don McColl ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides a showcase for the incredibly well-preserved flight-textured tektites of southern Australia, which are the world’s finest known examples. It provides an overview of their forms and flight features, which can be expected to appear, at least in part, on any objects falling from space. Some of these specimens are so perfectly shaped that it is hard to believe that they have been ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Space Manifold Dynamics

    Novel Spaceways for Science and Exploration

    Edited by Ettore Perozzi, Sylvio Ferraz-Mello ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science

    $152.09 USD

  • Introduction to the Mechanics of Space Robots

    by Giancarlo Genta ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Based on lecture notes on a space robotics course, this book offers a pedagogical introduction to the mechanics of space robots. After presenting an overview of the environments and conditions space robots have to work in, the author discusses a variety of manipulatory devices robots may use to perform their tasks. This is followed by a discussion of robot mobility in these environments and the ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Titan from Cassini-Huygens

    Edited by Robert Brown, Jean Pierre Lebreton, Hunter Waite ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book is one of two volumes meant to capture, to the extent practical, the sci- ti? c legacy of the Cassini–Huygens prime mission, a landmark in the history of pl- etary exploration. As the most ambitious and interdisciplinary planetary exploration mission ? own to date, it has extended our knowledge of the Saturn system to levels of detail at least an order of magnitude beyond that gained ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Meteors and How to Observe Them

    by Robert Lunsford ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In this era of high-tech instruments, meteor observing is the one facet of astr- omy that needs nothing more than your naked eye. Meteors can be easily seen without the aid of cameras, binoculars, or telescopes. Just ? nd a comfortable chair and lie back and watch for the surprises that await high above you. It is a great way to involve the family in science where everyone is active at the same ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Formation, Evolution, and Dynamics of Young Solar Systems

    Edited by Martin Pessah, Oliver Gressel ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book's interdisciplinary scope aims at bridging various communities: 1) cosmochemists, who study meteoritic samples from our own solar system, 2) (sub-) millimetre astronomers, who measure the distribution of dust and gas of star-forming regions and planet-forming discs, 3) disc modellers, who describe the complex photo-chemical structure of parametric discs to fit these to observation, 4) ... Read more

    $152.09 USD