Space & Astrophysics are topics that make everyone curious. People have this interest in the cosmos from ancient times & embracing it sometimes can be pretty challenging. But, thanks to modern technology & the amazing human minds of our century, the cosmos isn’t an unknown wonder anymore. Now, learning about these wonders can be a few mouse clicks away. If you’re one of those space geeks, we have prepared a list of the best books on space and astrophysics & it doesn’t matter if you’re absolutely new to this subject.
Brief Answers To The Big Questions – Stephen Hawking
“Brief Answers To The Big Questions” is the last book that Sir Stephen Hawking wrote. The book isn’t completely about space & astrophysics but, the majority of the content is. Here, Sir Stephen Hawking has explained the most important aspects of our cosmos. Starting from where the universe started off its journey to black holes, the possibility of other lifeforms outside earth & even about humans living on other planets. The content is actually easy to understand & great for beginners to even those who are aware of the subject.
About purchasing the book, both hard & soft copies are available for purchase from Amazon & you can also purchase a softcopy from Google Play Books. In case you’re looking for an Audiobook version, that is also available on Google Play Books.
Astrophysics For People In a Hurry – Neil deGrasse Tyson
Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson is a famous Astrophysicist from the US. He has actually written several books exploring various aspects of the cosmos. But, “Astrophysics For People In a Hurry” is on a league of its own. This book doesn’t try to cover every single aspect of Astrophysics but, rather focuses on the areas that people generally are more interested in. To give you an idea, let’s look at some of the topics that have been discussed here,
The content includes topics like Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Cosmic Light, description of Galaxies & what’s in-between them, different aspects of our own planet, and much more.
Now, because this book is literally made for everyone’s understanding, the language is quite simple & really easy to understand. So, it doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or you already know things about the subject, this book should be a delight for everyone.
Now, here again, all the purchasing options are available. So, you can get a hard copy from Amazon, a softcopy from Amazon Kindle & Google Play Books and the Audiobook (narrated by Dr. Tyson himself) is available on Google Play Books as well.