Best Books About Space Exploration | 10 Space Exploration Books

Here is a List of 10 Best Space Exploration Books. These Books are available on Amazon. These books are ideal for curious readers and a must-read for anyone who is interested in knowing and understanding the Space and the Universe.

1. Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration

Author : Leonard David, Buzz Aldrin

Can astronauts reach Mars by 2035? Absolutely, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon. Celebrated astronaut, brilliant engineer, bestselling author, Aldrin believes it is not only possibly but vital to America's future to keep pushing the space frontier outward for the sake of exploration, science, development, commerce, and security.

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2. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Author : Chris Hadfield

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Chris Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. 

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3. Space Atlas, Second Edition

Author : James Trefil

Space Atlas combines updated maps, lavish photographs, and elegant illustrations to chart the solar system, the universe, and beyond. For space enthusiasts, science lovers, and star gazers, here is the newly revised edition of National Geographic's enduring guide to space, with a new introduction by American hero Buzz Aldrin.

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4. Space - 500 Facts

Author : Pegasus

This book is ideal for curious readers and a must-read for anyone who is interested in knowing and understanding the Space and the Universe.

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5. Delta-v

Author : Daniel Suarez

When itinerant cave diver James Tighe receives an invitation to billionaire Nathan Joyce's private island, he thinks it must be a mistake. But Tighe's unique skill set makes him a prime candidate for Joyce's high-risk venture to mine a near-earth asteroid--with the goal of kick-starting an entire off-world economy. 

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6. The Girl Who Named Pluto

Author : Alice B. McGinty

An empowering, inspiring--and accessible!--nonfiction picture book about the eleven-year-old girl who actually named the newly discovered Pluto in 1930.

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7. Finding Our Place in the Universe

Author : Helene Courtois

The French edition of this book was named the Best Astronomy Book of 2017 by the astronomy magazine Ciel et espace. For this MIT Press English-language edition, Courtois has added descriptions of discoveries made after Laniakea: the cosmic velocity web and the Dipole and Cold Spot repellers.

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8. Apollo's Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings

Author : Roger D. Launius

In Apollo's Legacy, space historian Roger D. Launius explores the many-faceted stories told about the meaning of the Apollo program and how it forever altered American society. The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world, and thus they loom large in our collective memory.

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9. Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution

Author : Lee Smolin

The Trouble With Physics, have always had a problem with the boundary between reality and fantasy, confusing our representations of the world with the world itself. Nowhere is this more evident than in quantum physics, which forms the basis for our understanding of everything from elementary particles to the behaviour of materials.

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10. Dr Space Junk vs The Universe

Author : Alice Gorman

Alice Gorman is a space archaeologist: she examines the artifacts of human encounters with space. These objects, left behind on Earth and in space, can be massive (dead satellites in eternal orbit) or tiny (discarded zip ties around a defunct space antenna)...

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