A new introductory textbook called Astronomy has just been published by OpenStax, a national, non-profit project to develop high-quality, introductory textbooks that are free to students. The ...

Exploring one of science's most exciting frontiers, the book "Life in Space" bridges astrophysics and biology to uncover the ...

Chapter I: Introduction: the dawn of astronomy -- Chapter II: The earth -- Chapter III: Tools and methods -- Chapter IV: The sun -- Chapter V: The moon -- Chapter VI: Eclipses and tides -- Chapter VII ...

THIS book is a welcome addition to the rapidly growing mass of astronomical literature. It is, in the main, well arranged, clearly written, and adequately supplied with excellent illustrations and ...

Phil takes a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. In today's Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a ...

Astronomy, astrophysics and space research have witnessed an explosive development over the last few decades. The new observational potential offered by space stations and the availability of powerful ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This map of the solar system from 1849 may look a little different from what you re used to! The planets Neptune and ...

If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what’s out there, you might want to check out a new course Concordia is offering. PHYS 298 - Introduction to Astronomy will be taught by Mario ...

THE contents of this book are very different from what the title led us to expect. We have failed to discover in what sense it can be regarded as an introductory work, unless it be an introduction to ...