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The First Three Minutes Summary
The First Three Minutes
A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
by Steven Weinberg 1977 224 pages
4.10
12k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Summary
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
by Chris Hadfield 2013 295 pages
4.17
60k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Space
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan 1980 384 pages
4.40
100k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Physics
The Orbital Perspective Summary
The Orbital Perspective
Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles
by Ron Garan 2015 208 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
Space
Science
Astronomy
The Right Kind of Crazy Summary
The Right Kind of Crazy
A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation
by Adam Steltzner 2015 256 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Science
Space
Business
Endurance Summary
Endurance
A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
by Scott Kelly 2017 400 pages
4.21
22k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Space
Two Sides of the Moon Summary
Two Sides of the Moon
Our Story of the Cold War Space Race
by David Randolph Scott 2004 448 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Space
History
Biography
Aliens Summary
Aliens
The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
by Jim Al-Khalili 2016 240 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Science
Space
Astronomy
No Dream Is Too High Summary
No Dream Is Too High
Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon
by Buzz Aldrin 2016 224 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Biography
Space
Science
The Future of Humanity Summary
The Future of Humanity
Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
by Michio Kaku 2018 368 pages
4.18
11k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds
A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
by Michio Kaku 2004 361 pages
4.21
22k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Bad Astronomy Summary
Bad Astronomy
by Philip Plait 2002 277 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
Letters From An Astrophysicist Summary
Letters From An Astrophysicist
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2019 272 pages
4.06
8k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Smallest Lights in the Universe Summary
The Smallest Lights in the Universe
A Memoir
by Sara Seager 2020 308 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Science
Biography
Until the End of Time Summary
Until the End of Time
Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
by Brian Greene 2020 384 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Moonshot Summary
Moonshot
What Landing a Man on the Moon Teaches Us About Collaboration, Creativity, and the Mind-set for Success
by Richard Wiseman 2019 272 pages
3.90
100+ ratings
Space
History
Self Help
The Science of Star Wars Summary
The Science of Star Wars
The Scientific Facts Behind the Force, Space Travel, and More!
by Mark Brake 2016 272 pages
3.42
100+ ratings
Science
Star Wars
Space
A Brief Welcome to the Universe Summary
A Brief Welcome to the Universe
A Pocket-Sized Tour
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2021 242 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
A Smile as Big as the Moon Summary
A Smile as Big as the Moon
A Special Education Teacher, His Class, and Their Inspiring Journey Through U.S. Space Camp
by Mike Kersjes 2002 288 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Education
Disability
Memoir
The Challenger Launch Decision Summary
The Challenger Launch Decision
Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA
by Diane Vaughan 1996 592 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
History
Science
Space
Starry Messenger Summary
Starry Messenger
Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2022 271 pages
4.11
13k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Moonshot Summary
Moonshot
A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible
by Mike Massimino 2023 210 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
Biography
Science
Space
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks 1987 467 pages
3.85
95k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Science of Interstellar Summary
The Science of Interstellar
by Kip S. Thorne 2015 336 pages
4.29
6k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Coming of Age in the Milky Way Summary
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
by Timothy Ferris 1988 512 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Science
History
Astronomy
The Future of Geography Summary
The Future of Geography
How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
by Tim Marshall 2023 256 pages
3.93
5k+ ratings
Politics
Geography
History
Death's End Summary
Death's End
by Liu Cixin 2010 604 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
China
Fantasy
On the Origin of Time Summary
On the Origin of Time
Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
by Thomas Hertog 2023 352 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Summary
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2017 223 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Project Hail Mary Summary
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir 2021 476 pages
4.50
700k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
The Fabric of the Cosmos Summary
The Fabric of the Cosmos
Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
by Brian Greene 2004 569 pages
4.13
39k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Hidden Reality Summary
The Hidden Reality
Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
by Brian Greene 2011 384 pages
4.11
20k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
2001 Summary
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Red Mars Summary
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1992 572 pages
3.86
85k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space
The Martian Summary
The Martian
by Andy Weir 2011 384 pages
4.42
1.1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Adventure
Space
The Last Colony Summary
The Last Colony
by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages
4.10
68k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Military Fiction
The Space Barons Summary
The Space Barons
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
by Christian Davenport 2018 320 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Science
Space
Business
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Space, Time, and Motion
by Sean Carroll 2022 304 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
The Theory of Everything Summary
The Theory of Everything
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
by Stephen Hawking 2002 176 pages
4.18
26k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Particle at the End of the Universe Summary
The Particle at the End of the Universe
How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
by Sean Carroll 2012 320 pages
4.05
4k+ ratings
Physics
Popular Science
History
Orbital Summary
Orbital
by Samantha Harvey 2023 207 pages
3.64
52k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Back to Earth Summary
Back to Earth
What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It
by Nicole Stott 2021 304 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Science
Space
Biography
Death by Black Hole Summary
Death by Black Hole
And Other Cosmic Quandaries
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2006 384 pages
4.10
31k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini 2020 880 pages
3.80
65k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Hyperspace Summary
Hyperspace
A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
by Michio Kaku 1994 359 pages
4.15
23k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin 2009 250 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
by Govert Schilling 2022 376 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Black Holes Summary
Black Holes
A Very Short Introduction
by Katherine Blundell 2014 120 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Day We Found the Universe Summary
The Day We Found the Universe
by Marcia Bartusiak 2009 368 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Science
History
Astronomy
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony Summary
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
by Marcia Bartusiak 2000 272 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
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