With the exciting news that NASA is preparing to return to the Moon, there has never been a better time to look up and rediscover our sense of wonder. For as long as we have existed, humanity has gazed at the night sky and asked questions about our place in the Universe. Books allow us to carry that curiosity further, opening doors to new ideas and inspiring us to dream beyond the world we know.
Knowledge and learning are the keys to growth. Without them, we stand still; by building on what has come before and the knowledge we’ve gained, we can reach for the stars. Reading about space and exploration can ignite the imagination, inspiring the scientists, explorers, and visionaries of tomorrow. Perhaps the next great leap will be sparked not by a rocket launch, but by the turn of a page.
From the awe-inspiring insights of Stephen Hawking to the personal journeys of Tim Peake and Helen Sharman, to the chronicles of exploration by Andrew Chaikin and scientific approach of Alexander Keith Johnston, each author offers a different way of seeing the Universe, yet all invite us to wonder what might come next.
So why not start your own journey of discovery today? Explore these books in our collection, or many others, let your imagination take flight, and see where the adventure leads. The Universe is waiting both on our shelves and in the stars.
A brief history of time : from the big bang to black holes / Stephen Hawking. (London : Bantam, 2011)
Limitless : the autobiography / Tim Peake. (London : Century, 2020.)
A man on the moon : The voyages of the Apollo astronauts / Andrew Chaikin. (London : Penguin Books, 2018.)
NASA's voyager missions : exploring the outer solar system and beyond / Ben Evans with David M. Harland. (New York : Chichester : Springer-Verlag ; [2004])
NASA Voyager 1 & 2 owners' workshop manual : 1977 onwards (VGR77-1 to VGR77-3, including Pioneer 10 & 11) / Christopher Riley, Richard Corfield, Philip Dolling. (Sparkford : Haynes Publishing, 2015.)
Seize the moment : the autobiography of Helen Sharman / Helen Sharman and Christopher Priest. (London : Gollancz, 1993.)
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