Kniha slavného astrofyzika a popularizátora vědy Michia Kakua ukazuje, kam by lidstvo mohlo dospět v oblasti kosmických letů, zlepšování člověka a osidlování vesmíru. Mimo jiné se zabývá cestováním na Mars, hledáním mimozemského... Zobraziť viac
Kniha švédskoamerického kosmologa Maxe Tegmarka je věnovaná umělé inteligenci a jejímu dopadu na lidskou civilizaci. Autor popisuje možnost vzniku nové – technologické – formy života, takzvaného života 3.0, který má být schopen... Zobraziť viac
110 times wider than Earth; 15 million degrees at its core; an atmosphere so huge that Earth is actually within it: come and meet the star of our solar system ... Zobraziť viac
Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe... Zobraziť viac
The world is coming to an end. But humankind's story is only just beginning... Zobraziť viac
The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their 'giant leap for mankind' across a ghostly lunar landscape, they were watched by some ... Zobraziť viac
In this fascinating foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, "the world's best science communicator" (Times Literary Supplement), astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer Avis Lang examine how the methods... Zobraziť viac
Richly illustrated with the images from observatories on the ground and in space, and computer simulations, this book shows how black holes were discovered, and discusses what we've learned about their nature... Zobraziť viac
Through more than fifty Koans-pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the ancient Zen tradition-leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes the reader across the world from West to East, and through ideas spanning the age, breadth, and depth ... Zobraziť viac
Take your toddler on a pop-up space rocket adventure, and fly to the Moon in this lift-the-flap baby book with pictures that pop off the page! This imaginative pop-up peekaboo book follows two little astronauts, Annabelle and Arthur, ... Zobraziť viac
When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it were flying away from one another. If these galaxies had always been travelling, ... Zobraziť viac
Asteroid Bennu is the most hazardous asteroid in the Solar System, with a chance of impacting the Earth in 2182. In 2020 a NASA mission landed on the surface of Bennu and collected material from its surface for return to Earth in September 2023... Zobraziť viac
Kniha přibližuje životní příběh Neila Armstronga (1930-2012), prvního muže na Měsíci. Sledujeme osudy Armstrongových předků od středověku přes kolonizaci Ameriky až po narození malého Neila. Autor popisuje chlapcovo dospívání... Zobraziť viac
New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it about... Zobraziť viac
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics... Zobraziť viac
In this popular account of the cosmic importance of black holes, the author explores the properties and significance of these mysterious phenomena, which represent the most condensed state of matter in the Universe. Zobraziť viac
Explore all the possible ways the world can end, astrophysically speaking... Zobraziť viac
Your essential observing companion. Visual approach with composite plates and eyepiece sketches. Estimate visibility, plan observations, and use as finder charts. Waterproof Field Edition. Zobraziť viac
Are we alone in the universe? For half a century, Mars has seemed our likeliest nearby answer. Yet since the Viking landers touched down in 1976, no mission has returned to the Martian surface to search directly for life living there now. In Meet the... Zobraziť viac
Fascinující výprava rámovaná otázkami, na které možná nikdy nenajdeme odpověď, ale které jsou o to naléhavější. Brian Greene nás svým typickým přístupným stylem a krásným jazykem provází na dlouhé cestě, jež začíná... Zobraziť viac
