Yesterday - 169 | Today +0Columbia - Final Voyage → E-BooksColumbia - Final Voyage Published by Springer | January 2006 | PDF | 465 pages | 8.6 MB | RS Information: In “Columbia - Final Voyage” aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years’ experience covering the US space program, provides a unique insight into the crew members who lost their lives in the Columbia disaster. Chien interviewed all seven crew members several times and got to know them as individuals. He reviews in detail their training, their scientific work and other activities during their successful 16-day flight, the background of the accident itself and a detailed first-hand account of what happened that fateful day in February 2003. The author provides a comprehensive and personal look at both the Columbia astronauts and the STS-107 mission, together with a behind-the-scenes account of other people involved in the mission and their personal reactions to the accident. Forward by Jonathan B. Clark, widower of Columbia astronaut Laurel Clark Introduction by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin  1 Comment | Read More... »
The Surface of Mars → E-BooksThe Surface of Mars Published by Cambridge University Press | Publication date : January 2007 | PDF | 322 pages | 22.3 MB | RS+MU Information: Our knowledge of Mars has grown enormously over the last decade as a result of the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and the two Mars Rover missions. This book is a systematic summary of what we have learnt about the geological evolution of Mars as a result of these missions. It describes the diverse Martian surface features and summarizes current ideas as to how, when, and under what conditions they formed, and explores how Earth and Mars differ and why the two planets evolved so differently. The author also discusses possible implications of the geologic history for the origin and survival of indigenous Martian life. Up-to-date and highly illustrated, this book will be a principal reference for researchers and graduate students in planetary science. The comprehensive list of references will also assist readers in pursuing further information on the subject. Colour images can be found at 1 Comment | Read More... »
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today 06:00 | Posted by NFO Searching for Water in the Universe → E-BooksSearching for Water in the Universe Published by Springer Praxis | Publication date: October 2006 | PDF | 195 pages | 35.6 MB | RS Information: In Searching for Water in the Solar System, Thérèse Encrenaz takes the reader on a journey through the Universe in search of water. She begins by introducing the most well-known of molecule H2O, its physical and chemical characteristics and its cosmic Formation and abundance. She examines the methods by which the presence of water is detected, both within the solar system and beyond. One by one she visits a diversity of locations in the cosmos, from the nearest planets to the furthest galaxies, where water has been discovered. In the formation of the solar system, she explains how the water molecule played a major part, with the so-called ‘ice frontier’ determining the natures of the terrestrial and giant planets. The book explores the presence of water in the various bodies of the Solar System: in the giant planets, with their rings and systems of satellites, in comets, asteroids and in the terrestrial planets. By tracing the history of water in the atmospheres of Mars, Venus and the Earth, the author explains how small differences in temperatures, causing water to exist in different states on different planets – vapour on Venus, liquid on Earth and solid ice on Mars – have led to a great divergence in the evolutions of the three planets. The story of water on Mars, an aspect of great topical interest, offers an insight into the possibility (still only a theory) that there was once life on that planet. The book concludes by looking at the important role played by water in studies of habitable exoplanets. 1 Comment | Read More... »
Mars, A Cosmic Stepping Stone: Uncovering Humanity Cosmic Context → E-BooksMars, A Cosmic Stepping Stone: Uncovering Humanity's Cosmic Context Published by Springer Praxis | Publication date : August 2008 | PDF | 384 pages | 16.7 MB | RS Information: The questions of our origin and cosmic abundance of life are among the most compelling facing humanity. We have determined much about the nature and origin of the Universe and our place in it, but with virtually all evidence of our origin long since gone from our world and an unimaginably vast Universe still to explore, defining answers are difficult to obtain. 1 Comment | Read More... »
Landscapes of Mars - A Visual Tour → E-BooksLandscapes of Mars - A Visual Tour Published by Springer | Publication date : September 2008 | PDF | 140 pages | 13.4 MB | RS Information: Mars: A Visual Journey Across and Alien Landscape is essentially a picture book that provides a visual tour of Mars. All the major regions and topographical features will be shown and supplemented with chapter introductions and extended captions. The introduction includes a general description of Mars (Orbit, size, gravity, etc.), moons, seasons and will feature images of the full disk of the planet. The second chapter will deal with the history of Mars: Mars in the imagination, early telescopic observations and robotic explorers to the planet. Other topics covered are Martian uplands on the order of the elevation of Mt. Everest, Giant volcanoes and a rift system, the Grand Canyon of Mars, craters and the absence of craters over large regions (erosion), and wind shadows around craters, sand dunes, and dust devils. The book concludes with the search for water (braided channels, seepage, sedimentary layering, etc.) as well as discussions on the Viking mission search for life, Mars meteorite fossil bacteria controversy, and planetary protection in future missions. Also at the end of the book is an exciting gallery of the best 3D images of Mars making the book a perfect tool for understanding Mars and its place in the solar system. 4 Comments | Read More... »
Astronomy Through the Ages → E-Books 320 pages | 1997 | PDF | 15,5 Mb From an historical perspective, this text presents an entirely non- mathematical introduction to astronomy from the first endeavours of the ancients to the current developments in research enabled by cutting edge technological advances. Free of mathematics and complex graphs, the book nevertheless explains deep concepts of space and time, of relativity and quantum mechanics, and of origin and nature of the universe. 3 Comments | Read More... »
The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them → E-Books The 50 Best Sights in Astronomy and How to See Them: Observing Eclipses, Bright Comets, Meteor Showers, and Other Celestial Wonders Wiley | ISBN: | 2007 | 288 pages | PDF | 6MB 4 Comments | Read More... »
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