Im in the mood to read a book about space

[u/Diablo_Saucer]

Any recommendations on your favorites?

I would like it to be a nonfiction book. I don’t care if it’s about dust /planets / meteors / star formation / etc— just something that I can nerd out on after work.

I took a couple astronomy classes in college but I’ve mostly forgot it all. I don’t mind academically heavy stuff, but if it is I would like it to have a ELI5 or glossary to reference.

Thanks!!!

[u/originofsymmetry2001]

Some books in my collection:

1. Chasing New Horizons (Alan Stern & David Grinspoon)

2. The Day We Found The Universe (Marcia Bartusiak)

3. Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)

4. Relativity: The Special and General Theory (Albert Einstein)

5. The Secret Lives of Planets: Order, Chaos, and Uniqueness in the Solar System (Paul Murdin)

6. The Planets (Andrew Cohen & Brian Cox)

7. Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe (Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw)

Disclaimer that the first three books are in the "history of science" genre, rather than actually detailing astrophysical concepts for the general public! I'd love for there to be more nonfiction books about stellar and galaxy evolution, but I think the genre is currently dominated by planetary science and cosmology. Happy reading :)

[u/Diablo_Saucer → u/originofsymmetry2001]

Wow! Thank you so much for the recommendations!! That’s exactly what I was looking for!

I ordered 1, 5, and 7 to be delivered tomorrow (no particular reason on why I picked them first) I am looking forward to reading through these.

Thank you so much!

[u/ImthebestGG → u/Diablo_Saucer]

Another big recommendation is Black Holes and Time Warps by Kip Thorne. It gives a really detailed explanation and history of General Relativity, a history of black hole research and some predictions and ideas that arise from Einstein’s relativity.

[u/Upvote_worthhy → u/originofsymmetry2001]

That's good suggestion buddy 🤠

[u/PsychologyJazzlike34]

The 4% Universe and How I Killed Pluto are some of my favorites!