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Galactic Grab-bag a Learn Badge booklist
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Genesis : the story of how everything began
by Guido Tonelli
An Italian particle physicist involved in the discovery of the Nobel Prize-winning Higgs boson provides a lively tour of the origins of the universe and the creation of space, time, matter, stars and the birth of human language.
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First light : switching on stars at the dawn of time
by Emma Chapman
Discusses the very earliest period in the history of the universe, known as the Epoch of Reionization, when the first stars came into being after hundreds of millions of years of dark, uneventful expansion following the big bang, and reveals the latest research into how these stars formed, why they were so unusual, and what they can teach us about the universe today
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Probable impossibilities : musings on beginnings and endings
by Alan P. Lightman
The author of Einstein’s Dreams presents a collection of scientific, meditative essays on the possibilities and impossibilities of nothingness and infinity, exploring such questions as the link between neurons and consciousness and whether life can really be lab-created.
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Black hole survival guide
by Janna Levin
A professor of physics and astronomy and author of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space offers a guide understanding the black hole and reveals how scientists’ knowledge of them has changed our basic understanding of the universe.
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Galaxies : inside the universe's star cities
by David J. Eicher
One of the most widely recognized astronomy enthusiasts in the world presents this one-way ticket to space in which all of our questions about the mysteries of our galaxy and beyond our answered. Illustrations.
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Our universe : an astronomer's guide
by Jo Dunkley
A lively, comprehensive introduction to the structure and history of the universe and its enduring mysteries traces the evolution of the universe to our present-day solar system while explaining cutting-edge debates on such phenomena as parallel universes and accelerating expansion.
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Eating the sun : small musings on a vast universe
by Ella Frances Sanders
An illustrated exploration of the principles, laws, and wonders that rule our universe, our solar system, our world, and our daily lives from the bestselling creator of Lost in Translation.
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Packing for Mars : the curious science of life in the void
by Mary Roach
The author of Stiff and Bonk describes the weirdness of space exploration and answers questions about the long-term effects of zero gravity on the human body and what happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk. Reprint. A best-selling book. 75,000 first printing. A BOMC selection.
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