Títulos en Astronomía y espacio

Connaissez-vous la carte du ciel au moment de votre naissance ? Que révèle votre ascendant ? Quelle importance ont la Lune, Vénus, Jupiter, Saturne ... et quels secteurs de votre vie (amour, famille, travail, argent, projets…) ces planètes influencent-elles ? Le thème astral donne des indications précises sur notre personnalité et représente notre potentiel à réaliser. C'est un puissant outil de connaissance de soi et de croissance personnelle...

"Tutta la nostra scienza, in confronto con la realtà, è primitiva e infantile, e tuttavia è la cosa più preziosa che abbiamo". Albert Einstein. Massimo Polidoro, scrittore e divulgatore scientifico, ci conduce alla scoperta dei tanti modi in cui la scienza attraversa la nostra vita quotidiana, aiutandoci a capire quello che ognuno di noi dovrebbe conoscere.

En Hijos de las estrellas, la reconocida astrónoma María Teresa Ruiz condensa generosamente el conocimiento que existe sobre el universo, explicando en qué parte de este estamos así como cuándo y cómo llegamos aquí. Al mismo tiempo, describe con precisión y amenidad los métodos, técnicas e instrumentos con que se han llevado a cabo las investigaciones que han permitido llegar a las principales definiciones y teorías astronómicas.

"Oggi il ministro, con mia sorpresa, mi ha comunicato la revoca dell'incarico di presidente ASI. È il primo spoils system di ente di ricerca. Grazie alle migliaia di persone con cui ho condiviso quattro anni fantastici di spazio italiano." Con questo messaggio, il 6 novembre 2018, Roberto Battiston annuncia il suo allontanamento dall'Agenzia spaziale italiana. Un cambio improvviso, imposto dalla politica, diventa per l'autore l'occasione di raccontare per la prima volta dall'interno il mondo dello spazio italiano.

Questo libro è il resoconto di un viaggio cosmico dalla Terra alla Luna e oltre, tra i pianeti e i satelliti del Sistema Solare. A guidare la navicella è Piergiorgio Odifreddi, che ha arruolato come membri del suo equipaggio Plutarco, il grande storico e filosofo antico, Keplero, uno dei fondatori dell'astronomia moderna, e Huygens, il maggiore scienziato vissuto nel mezzo secolo che separò Keplero e Galileo da Newton.

A wry and compelling take on the who, how, and why of near-future colonies in space. From bone-whittling microgravity to eye-popping profits, the risks and rewards of space settlement have never been so close at hand.

The Martians explores the CIA's top-secret search for the Martians, multiple photos of strange anomalies, and the latest revelations about the environment and water on Mars. And most tantalizing of all: Did an ailing Martian race come to Earth in past eons and were they confused with gods? The questions concerning life on Mars - then and now - are many. The answers are astounding.

A noted space expert explains the current revolution in spaceflight, where it leads, and why we need it. Astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin spells out the potential of these new developments in an engrossing narrative that is visionary yet grounded by a deep understanding of the practical challenges. Fueled by the combined expertise of the old aerospace industry and the talents of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, spaceflight is becoming cheaper.

What would it have been like to be an eyewitness to the Big Bang? In 2014, astronomers wielding BICEP2, the most powerful cosmology telescope ever made, revealed that they'd glimpsed the spark that ignited the Big Bang. Millions around the world tuned in to the announcement broadcast live from Harvard University, immediately igniting rumors of an imminent Nobel Prize. But had these cosmologists truly read the cosmic prologue or, swept up in Nobel dreams, had they been deceived by a galactic mirage?

An epic memoir from a man whose life is defined by exploration and innovation, The Sky Below re-creates some of the most unforgettable adventures of our time. From dramatic, high-risk spacewalks to author Scott Parazynski's death-defying quest to summit Mount Everest - his body ravaged by a career in space - listeners will experience the life of an elite athlete, physician, and explorer.

In Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, Lee Smolin provides an accessible overview of the attempts to build a final "theory of everything." He explains in simple terms what scientists are talking about when they say the world is made from exotic entities such as loops, strings, and black holes and tells the fascinating stories behind these discoveries: the rivalries, epiphanies, and intrigues he witnessed firsthand.

There are deep connections between stars and atoms, between the cosmos and the microworld. Just six numbers, imprinted in the "Big Bang", determine the essential features of our entire physical world. Moreover, cosmic evolution is astonishingly sensitive to the values of these numbers. If any one of them were "untuned", there could be no stars and no life. This realization offers a radically new perspective on our universe, our place in it, and the nature of physical laws.

The Trouble with Physics argues that a limited notion of time is holding physics back. It's time for a major revolution in scientific thought. The reality of time could be the key to the next big breakthrough in theoretical physics. What if the laws of physics themselves were not timeless? What if they could evolve? Time Reborn offers a radical new approach to cosmology that embraces the reality of time and opens up a whole new universe of possibilities.

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and the United States seemed to fall further behind the Soviet Union in the space race.

"Questo audiolibro narra la storia leggendaria di come una piccola, meravigliosa e complicata specie, nata su un puntino di roccia e acqua, intorno a una normalissima stella tra centinaia di miliardi di altre stelle, in una galassia tra centinaia di miliardi di altre galassie nell'universo, abbia alzato lo sguardo oltre l'orizzonte e abbia deciso di partire per scoprire ciò che aveva intorno. Senza pensare ai mille pericoli che avrebbe incontrato, senza avere idea di quali sfide avrebbe dovuto affrontare, ma con il cuore pieno di curiosità, passione, ingegno e tanto coraggio.

When ancient people first sought to explain the mysteries of their own lives, they looked to the heavens. There, they saw a perfect reflection linking them directly with an omniscient universe. The study of the stars and the study of the psyche comprised a single science - astrology - that led C. G. Jung to describe astrology as "the first form of psychology". Visionary Activist Astrology escorts you through the mists of time to our own century, when science has verified what ancient people knew instinctively.

Consider these commonly held scientific beliefs: Planetary orbits are fixed ellipses; we only use 10 percent of our brains; nothing travels faster than light; a thrown object’s trajectory is a parabola. They seem correct, but they’re all misconceptions that aren’t entirely accurate. There’s much more to the story than you think. These magnificent 24 lectures are devoted to busting myths, clearing up confusion, and giving you scientific epiphanies that could change how you think about your everyday world.

These 12 half-hour lectures are about what Einstein got wrong. He may have kindled a scientific revolution with his famous theory of relativity and his proof that atoms and light quanta exist, but he balked at accepting the most startling implications of these theories - such as the existence of black holes, the big bang, gravity waves, and mind-bendingly strange phenomena in the quantum realm. This course by research physicist Dan Hooper of the University of Chicago assumes no background in science and uses very little math.

As recently as 1990, it seemed plausible that the solar system was a unique phenomenon in our galaxy. Thanks to advances in technology and clever new uses of existing data, now we know that planetary systems and possibly even a new Earth can be found throughout galaxies near and far.

"Terra in vista - La scienza e la tecnologia spiegate a mio figlio" è un programma di Radio24 di divulgazione scientifica per ragazzi, condotto da Federico Taddia e dal filosofo della scienza Telmo Pievani. Cosa s'intende per Big Bang? Prima del Big Bang cosa c'era? Come si fa a sapere cosa sia successo? Potrebbe accadere di nuovo? Ospite della puntata è Guido Tonelli, professore dell'Università di Pisa, scienziato del CERN, uno dei protagonisti della scoperta del bosone di Higgs.