Earth and Space: Photographs from the Archives of NASA
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- Author：Nirmala Nataraj
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Summary
Take a tour of the universe with this breathtaking collection of photographs from the archives of NASA。 Astonishing images of Earth from above， the phenomena of our solar system， and the celestial bodies of deep space will captivate readers and photography lovers with an interest in science， astronomy， and the great beyond。 Each extraordinary photograph from the legendary space agency is paired with explanatory text that contextualizes its place in the cosmic ballet of planets， stars， dust， and matter—from Earth's limb to solar flares， the Jellyfish Nebula to Pandora's Cluster。 Featuring a preface by Bill Nye， this engaging volume offers up-close views of our remarkable cosmos， and sparks wonder at the marvels of Earth and space。
Reviews
Vani
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Rating: 2。5 stars
Christina Reeder
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I would give it 5* but it talks about the Big Bang theory which I don’t believe in。 Other than that the pictures are beautiful。
Rebecca
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Stunning photos from NASA archives。
HBalikov
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3。5*Be forewarned: This has been one of those days when nothing has gone according to plan and， because of that， I am a mite grumpy。 Yes， that cross stitch hanging above me says: "Don't write anything while grumpy。" But here I go anyway。I reviewed the companion to this book earlier this monthhttps://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。There is some overlap between the two， by that I mean that some of this book is devoted to photos of our solar system。 This book does more to showcase planet Earth and 3。5*Be forewarned: This has been one of those days when nothing has gone according to plan and， because of that， I am a mite grumpy。 Yes， that cross stitch hanging above me says: "Don't write anything while grumpy。" But here I go anyway。I reviewed the companion to this book earlier this monthhttps://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。There is some overlap between the two， by that I mean that some of this book is devoted to photos of our solar system。 This book does more to showcase planet Earth and to give us the incredible photos of galaxies， nebulae， and other phenomena outside our solar system。 The text is again helpful。 I did not find myself as agog with as many photos as in The Planets。 That could be for one of three reasons:1。 The photography was not as good or the printing was substandard （not likely）2。 I found our solar system inherently more interesting than this book's subject matter3。 The afore mentioned moodI hope that， if you look through this fine collection， you find it more enthralling。 。。。more
Aaron Jinks
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Eye candy。Nothing else really puts everything to scale like the skies above us。 Every problem you have seems so minuscule after dwelling on the cosmos。 You were late on a bill？ Yeah that's pretty big， at least until you realize that a star tens of thousands of light years away， a。k。a。 trillions and trillions and trillions， （this could go on for a while） of miles that's millions and millions of kilometers across is going to explode， creating a beautiful remnant similar to a Picasso painting that Eye candy。Nothing else really puts everything to scale like the skies above us。 Every problem you have seems so minuscule after dwelling on the cosmos。 You were late on a bill？ Yeah that's pretty big， at least until you realize that a star tens of thousands of light years away， a。k。a。 trillions and trillions and trillions， （this could go on for a while） of miles that's millions and millions of kilometers across is going to explode， creating a beautiful remnant similar to a Picasso painting that will give birth to a bunch of new stars over millennia。 Space is beautiful。 This collection of images reminded me why I was so into astronomy when I was younger。 I'm most definitely going to frown when I have to put this back into the book depository at my library。 。。。more
Genevieve
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Beautiful images and clear captions explaining each。 I learned a little about space and the way NASA documents the heavens。 Worth it for just looking through the pictures。
Marcus
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Breathtaking Breathtaking 。。。more
Rachel Humphrey
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Lots of Nasa photos with short descriptions to explain where， when and how the photo was taken。 Also explains as simply as possible what is occurring in each photograph。 I love Nasa photos， I look them online often。 This book didn't seem to have a very clear direction。 It's made more like a coffee table book to be flipped open and glanced through。 The descriptions are rather dry， for all the beauty in the universe， why simplify it so much that it's just a composite photo and that red stuff is ga Lots of Nasa photos with short descriptions to explain where， when and how the photo was taken。 Also explains as simply as possible what is occurring in each photograph。 I love Nasa photos， I look them online often。 This book didn't seem to have a very clear direction。 It's made more like a coffee table book to be flipped open and glanced through。 The descriptions are rather dry， for all the beauty in the universe， why simplify it so much that it's just a composite photo and that red stuff is gas。 I would have loved to see a flow of photos telling the story of the universe， instead I see random photographs chosen because they look cool。 That being said， they chose many of the really good photos to show， especially in the space category。 。。。more
Lauren W
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Absolutely stunning。 Images are fantastic and it's incredible to take a moment and realize that these are fairly "recent" photos。 Imagine what is to come with more time， better imagining， and improved hardware to go the distance。 This book will blow your mind of what is out there that we are just beginning to see。 Absolutely stunning。 Images are fantastic and it's incredible to take a moment and realize that these are fairly "recent" photos。 Imagine what is to come with more time， better imagining， and improved hardware to go the distance。 This book will blow your mind of what is out there that we are just beginning to see。 。。。more
Leonard
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Actual color photographs， many of them of objects in deep space taken with the best available technology and they remind us go how beautiful， massive， and mysterious this creation is。
Autumn Kotsiuba
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If I ever become adult enough to own a coffee table， I want a book like this on it。
R。K。 Cowles
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